SUJ2 Japanese Ball-Bearing Steel Flat Bar from Canada
Flat bar stock of SUJ2 high-carbon chrome bearing steel equivalent to AISI 52100, meeting all Chapter 72 note (h) criteria for ball-bearing tool steel. Under HTS 7228.60.10.30 as other bars/rods (not angles/shapes) of this specific grade, used in precision bearing components.
Duty Rate — Canada → 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 Japanese JIS certification alongside AISI equivalence documentation; verify width/thickness doesn't qualify as 'universal mill plate' under note (b); monitor for AD/CVD on specific bearing steel imports