M2 High-Speed Steel Round Bar from China
A 1-inch diameter round bar made from M2 high-speed steel, an alloy tool steel with tungsten, molybdenum, and vanadium exceeding Chapter 72 note (e) thresholds for high-speed applications. Classified under HTS 7228.10.0010 as a bar of high-speed steel not cold-formed, typically hot-rolled or forged. Used primarily for cutting tools and drills requiring high hardness at elevated temperatures.
Duty Rate — China → United States
17.5%
Rate breakdown
9903.03.0110%Except for products described in headings 9903.03.02–9903.03.11, articles the product of any country, as provided for in subdivision (aa) of U.S. note 2 to this subchapter
9903.88.157.5%Except as provided in headings 9903.88.39, 9903.88.42, 9903.88.44, 9903.88.47, 9903.88.49, 9903.88.51, 9903.88.53, 9903.88.55, 9903.88.57, 9903.88.65, 9903.88.66, 9903.88.67, 9903.88.68, or 9903.88.69, articles the product of China, as provided for in U.S. note 20(r) to this subchapter and as provided for in the subheadings enumerated in U.S. note 20(s)
Import Tips
• Provide mill test certificates confirming high-speed steel composition per Chapter 72 note (e) to avoid reclassification as generic alloy steel
• Declare exact dimensions and processing method (not cold-formed) on entry documents; hot-rolled bars qualify here