D2 Tool Steel Hot-Rolled Coil from Germany
Hot-rolled bars and rods of D2 tool steel (1.5% carbon, 12% chromium) wound irregularly into coils for manufacturing dies and punches. Classified under HTS 7227.90.20.60 as other tool steel hot-rolled in coils, meeting the tool steel definition with over 1.2% carbon and over 10.5% chromium. Not high-speed steel.
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
• Provide mill test certificate confirming tool steel composition per US Note (e), including carbon >1.2% and chromium >10.5%
• Ensure product is hot-rolled in irregularly wound coils, not straightened or further worked like polished
• Avoid misclassification as high-speed steel (HTS 7227.90.10) by verifying tungsten/molybdenum/vanadium content