O1 Tool Steel Round Bar from Germany
Round bar of O1 oil-hardening tool steel with 0.85-1.0% carbon and 1-1.8% manganese, ideal for blades and knives. Classified under HTS 7228.60.10.60 as tool steel bars per U.S. Note (e)(iii). Not high-speed steel and in straight lengths.
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
• Include chemical analysis certificate confirming Note (e)(iii) tool steel specs
• Declare cross-sectional dimension accurately; round bars over certain sizes may need statistical suffix verification
• Avoid bundling with non-tool steel that could trigger set classification issues