D2 Tool Steel Cold-Reduced Strip from Mexico
Cold-reduced strip of D2 tool steel (X153CrMoV12), 1.2 mm thick by 280 mm wide, for shear blades and knives. Fits HTS 7226.92.30.60 as other cold-rolled tool steel flat products under 300 mm width, not further worked. Qualifies as tool steel under note (e)(i) with >1.2% carbon and >10.5% chromium equivalent specs.
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
• Submit detailed alloy analysis proving D2 meets tool steel criteria; CBP often audits high-carbon/high-chrome claims
• Declare exact width/thickness; products near 300 mm risk scrutiny for mismeasurement
• Use proper packaging to prevent surface damage, as no duty allowance for pre-entry rust per Chapter notes