A2 Tool Steel Milled Round Bar from Japan
22 mm diameter A2 air-hardening tool steel bar with milled surfaces for precision tooling blanks. HTS 7228.50.10.60 applies to this cold-finished tool steel (U.S. note (e)(ii): ≥0.3% C, 1.25-10.5% Cr) round bar over 18 mm with machined surfaces, not further processed.
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
• Include EN/ISO or ASTM material specs showing tool steel compliance; A2's Cr content critical for heading 7228.50.10
• Avoid phosphatizing or other chemical treatments pre-import; these count as further worked per chapter notes
• Cross-check milling depth; excessive removal may imply hot-rolled base, affecting value declarations