100Cr6 Ball-Bearing Quality Steel Coil from Japan
EN 100Cr6 (DIN 1.3505) hot-rolled alloy steel coils for ball bearings, matching US note (h) with C:0.95-1.10%, Cr:1.35-1.60%, Si:0.15-0.35%. Falls precisely under HTS 7227.90.20.30 as other tool steel of ball-bearing type in irregular coils. Widely used in Europe for wind turbine and railway bearings.
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
• Use EN/JIS/AISI equivalent documentation to prove ball-bearing qualification
• Avoid declaring as razor blade steel (note d specs don't match)
• Check coil weight limits; oversized may trigger different statistical suffixes