SUJ2 Ball-Bearing Alloy Steel Coil from Japan
Japanese JIS SUJ2 grade hot-rolled steel coils for bearings, containing 0.95-1.10% carbon, 1.30-1.60% chromium, and minimal impurities as defined in ball-bearing steel US note (h). Classified under HTS 7227.90.20.30 for hot-rolled, irregularly wound coils of other tool steel specifically of ball-bearing quality. Used primarily in automotive and industrial bearing rings.
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
• Submit chemical composition analysis matching US ball-bearing steel definition at entry
• Verify product is not high-speed steel, which excludes it from this subheading
• Watch for rust/discoloration; no duty allowance per Chapter 72 notes