H13 Hot Work Tool Steel Flat Bar from Mexico
H13 chromium-molybdenum hot work tool steel flat bar for die casting molds, meeting Note (e)(iv) with 0.9-1.2% Cr and 0.9-1.4% Mo. HTS 7228.60.10.60 covers these tool steel configurations in bar form.
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
• Hot work steels need precise Cr/Mo cert for Note (e)(iv) - common CBP verification point
• Width/thickness ratio determines flat bar vs plate classification boundary
• Not for razor blade use - that requires specific 7222.30 cert per Note (d)