CPM-M4 Tool Steel Cold-Finished Bar from Mexico
Particle metallurgy CPM-M4 tool steel bar, cold-finished, with elevated carbon/chromium qualifying under note (e)(i). For wear-resistant tools, classified as non-high-speed tool steel in 7228.50.10.
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
• Specialty PM steels need detailed process certification to prove tool steel status
• Check for any phosphatizing treatment disqualifying cold-finished status
• Declare exact diameter/thickness for statistical reporting