M2 Tool Steel Hot-Rolled Coil Alternative Grade from Germany
No, M2 is high-speed - using L6 tool steel coil instead: Hot-rolled L6 nickel-chromium tool steel bars in irregular coils, untempered, meeting note (e)(ii). HTS 7227.90.1060 for other tool steels. For gears and arbors.
Duty Rate — Germany → 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
• Verify not high-speed steel; M-series excluded - use precise grade naming in entries
• Provide origin certificates; tool steel often faces antidumping scrutiny