52100 Chrome Alloy Steel Hexagonal Bar from Germany
Hexagonal profile bar produced from 52100 ball-bearing steel meeting Chapter 72 note (h) specifications for bearing manufacturing, with precise low impurity levels and chromium content. Classified under HTS 7228.60.10.30 as other bars/rods of tool steel of ball-bearing composition, not high-speed steel. Typically used for bearing races and rolling elements.
Duty Rate — Germany → 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
• Certify exact chemistry matching ball-bearing steel definition to prevent downgrade to 7228.30; ensure no further working beyond permitted surface treatments per Chapter note; check for Section 232 steel tariffs applicability