A2 Tool Steel Coil Stock from China
Irregularly wound hot-rolled coils of A2 air-hardening tool steel (1% C, 5% Cr), not tempered, not chemically treated, and not partly manufactured. Fits 7227.90.10 under tool steel note (e)(ii) with ≥0.3% C and 1.25-10.5% Cr. Used for shear blades and forming tools.
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
• Submit certified composition reports matching note (e)(ii); CBP may test for chromium content
• Declare as 'other tool steel' explicitly; misdeclaration as generic alloy risks 7227.90.6090
• Document hot-rolled condition only—no HEA/HSLA additives that could shift to high-strength steel notes