AISI 4340 Hot-Rolled Alloy Steel Shaft Blank from Germany
300 mm diameter hot-rolled bar of AISI 4340 nickel-chromium-molybdenum steel for aircraft landing gear. Falls under HTS 7228.30.80.70 as other hot-rolled alloy steel bars exceeding 228 mm cross-section, not further worked. Offers superior fatigue resistance for aerospace components.
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 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
• Include heat treatment records showing as-rolled condition, not normalized or quenched
• Document minimum alloy content (Ni, Cr, Mo) to confirm alloy steel per Chapter 72 note definitions
• Avoid shipments with mill scale removal that might constitute 'further worked' treatment