Cold-Formed D2 Tool Steel Square Bar from Mexico
D2 high-carbon high-chromium tool steel square bar cold-formed for die blocks. Qualifies as tool steel per note (e)(i): >1.2% C, >10.5% Cr. HTS 7228.50.50 other cold-finished alloy bars.
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
• Tool steel certification with exact C/Cr analysis prevents general alloy downgrade
• Declare Rockwell hardness if annealed to prove not further worked
• Square tolerance docs prevent angle/shape section confusion