Chipper Knife Alloy Steel Blank from China
Flat-rolled blanks of chipper knife alloy steel (0.5% C, 8% Cr, 1.5% Mo), 400 mm wide, 3 mm thick, annealed. HTS 7226.99.0180 for other alloy steel <600 mm, not meeting exact chipper knife steel spec in U.S. note 1(f). For wood processing blades.
Duty Rate — China → United States
75%
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
9903.91.0125%Effective with respect to entries on or after September 27, 2024, articles the product of China, as provided for in subdivision (b) of U.S. note 31 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
• Detailed alloy cert needed; slight deviation from note 1(f) keeps in 'other alloy'
• Import in annealed state; hardened/ground = further worked elsewhere
• Principal use statements may be required for tool steel-like products