L6 Tool Steel Flat Bar 5x12mm from Mexico
Cold-rolled L6 shock tool steel (0.7% C, 0.75% Ni, 1.5% Cr equiv), 12mm max, for bandsaws. 7228.50.10.40: tool steel cold-finished other bars <18mm.
Duty Rate — Mexico → 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
• Ni content in L6—ensure total alloys qualify under tool note
• Thin flats prone to 'further worked' claims if edges deburred
• Batch certs per heat lot mandatory