D2 Tool Steel Flat Bar from Mexico
A flat bar made from D2 alloy tool steel, containing over 1.2% carbon and more than 10.5% chromium, used for making punches and dies. It falls under HTS 7228.60.10.60 as other bars and rods of tool steel (not high-speed steel) per Chapter 72 note (e). The rectangular cross-section classifies it as a bar rather than a wire or profile.
Duty Rate — Mexico → United States
10%
Rate breakdown
9903.03.0110%Except for products described in headings 9903.03.02–9903.03.11, articles the product of any country, as provided for in subdivision (aa) of U.S. note 2 to this subchapter
Import Tips
• Certify exact chemical composition at entry to meet U.S
• Note (e) tool steel definition (e.g
• >1.2% C and >10.5% Cr for D2)
• Provide mill test certificates showing it's not high-speed steel to avoid reclassification
• Watch for 'further worked' treatments like polishing that may shift to 7228.70 subheading