Cold-Finished High-Strength Steel per Note (a) Bar from Japan
Flat-rolled high-strength steel bar <3mm thick, minimum yield 275 MPa per note (a), cold-finished. For structural automotive parts. HTS 7228.50.50 other alloy steel bars cold-formed.
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
• Minimum yield point test certificate per note (a) required at entry
• Thickness verification prevents strip (7225) vs. bar confusion
• Section 232 tariffs may apply; check product exclusions