O1 Tool Steel Hot-Drawn Flat Bar from Japan
Hot-drawn flat bar of O1 oil-hardening tool steel with 0.9% carbon and manganese 1-1.8%, per note (e)(iii). Ideal for cutting tools and gauges. HTS 7228.30.60.00 covers hot-drawn tool steel bars other than high-speed.
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
• Document hot-drawn process only; any grinding disqualifies as 'further worked.',Label dimensions precisely to match statistical reporting suffixes
• Test for tool steel elements; mismatches lead to reclassification