A2 Tool Steel Hot-Rolled Strip 1.5mm x 125mm from Mexico
Hot-rolled flat strip of A2 tool steel (1.55% C, 5.1% Cr, 1.1% Mo, 1% V), measuring 1.5mm thick by 125mm wide, not further worked beyond hot-rolling. Classified under HTS 7226.91.25.60 as flat-rolled alloy tool steel (per U.S. note e(ii)), width <300mm, hot-rolled only. Used for making punches, dies, and forming tools.
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 already subject to Section 232 (steel/aluminum/copper + derivatives, autos + parts, wood, medium/heavy vehicles + parts, semiconductors, patented pharma) — U.S. note 52(f)
Import Tips
• Provide mill test certificate verifying tool steel composition per U.S
• Note (e) elements (C, Cr levels)
• Declare exact width/thickness; products >=300mm shift to different subheading
• No duty reduction for surface rust per Chapter notes; inspect prior to entry