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AISI 52100 Hot-Rolled Ball-Bearing Steel Strip from Mexico

Hot-rolled flat-rolled strip of AISI 52100 alloy steel, measuring 250 mm wide and 5 mm thick, not further worked beyond hot-rolling. Classified under HTS 7226.91.25.30 as flat-rolled product of other alloy steel, width under 300 mm, of ball-bearing steel per U.S. note (h) with specific carbon (0.95-1.13%), chromium (1.25-1.65%), and low sulfur/phosphorus content. Used primarily for manufacturing high-precision ball bearings.

Duty Rate — Mexico → United States

50%

Rate breakdown

9903.82.0250%Except as provided for in headings 9903.82.14, 9903.85.67 and 9903.85.68, articles of aluminum, of steel or of copper and derivative aluminum or steel articles, as provided for in subdivisions (c)(i)–(v) of U.S. note 16 to this subchapter
9903.05.900%Articles of aluminum, of steel or of copper or derivative aluminum or steel articles; passenger vehicles (sedans, sport utility vehicles, crossover utility vehicles, minivans and cargo vans) and light trucks; parts of passenger vehicles (sedans, sport utility vehicles, crossover utility vehicles, minivans and cargo vans) and light trucks; medium- and heavy-duty vehicles; parts of medium- and heavy-duty vehicles; wood products; patented pharmaceutical articles; and semiconductor articles, as provided in subdivision (f) of U.S. note 52 to this subchapter

Import Tips

Certify at entry that steel meets U.S. note (h) ball-bearing steel specs (e.g

0.95-1.13% C, 1.25-1.65% Cr, ≤0.03% S/P) with mill test certificates

Verify width <300 mm and hot-rolled only (no cold-rolling, polishing, or coatings) to avoid reclassification as further worked

Include heat analysis reports; common pitfall is mislabeling tool steel variants not meeting exact ball-bearing elemental limits