Heavy Duty Chipper Steel Bright Bar from Germany
Hot-rolled bright finish bars of chipper knife steel per note (f), with controlled 0.48-0.55% C for edge retention in heavy-duty chippers. Not cold-formed but may have light scale removal without further working. HTS 7228.30.4000 specific for this tool 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
• Bright bars must prove no cold drawing; hot-rolled microstructure documentation needed
• 'Further worked' note excludes even light polishing; stay within hot-rolled tolerance
• Batch testing recommended; single heat variation can trigger full re-analysis