M2 High-Speed Steel Round Bar from Japan
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 — 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 of aluminum, of steel or of copper or derivative aluminum or steel articles; passenger vehicles (sedans, sport utility vehicles, crossover utility vehicles, minivans and cargo vans) and light trucks; parts of passenger vehicles (sedans, sport utility vehicles, crossover utility vehicles, minivans and cargo vans) and light trucks; medium- and heavy-duty vehicles; parts of medium- and heavy-duty vehicles; wood products; patented pharmaceutical articles; and semiconductor articles, as provided in subdivision (f) of U.S. note 52 to this subchapter
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