CPM-M4 Tool Steel Cold-Reduced Strip from Japan
Cold-reduced strip of CPM-M4 powder metallurgy tool steel, 0.8 mm x 295 mm wide for cutting tools. HTS 7226.92.30.60 for cold-rolled tool steel <300 mm, not further worked. Qualifies via note (e)(i) high Cr/carbon despite PM process.
Duty Rate — Japan → 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
• PM steels need detailed process/composition docs; standard mill certs may not suffice
• Measure width precisely; fractional mm differences affect subheading
• Avoid mixing with further-worked lots in same container