AISI 4340 Hot-Extruded Alloy Steel Hexagonal Rod from Japan
AISI 4340 nickel-chromium-molybdenum alloy steel hexagonal rod, hot-extruded for high-stress aircraft landing gear and crankshafts. HTS 7228.30.80 covers other alloy steel rods not further worked than hot-rolled, drawn, or extruded. Exceeds carbon steel alloy thresholds.
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
• Document hot-extrusion process to distinguish from forged products under 7228.40
• Verify not qualifying as high-strength steel per note (a); yield >355 MPa may trigger different rates
• Include heat treatment records if normalized, but avoid finish-worked descriptions