CPM-M4 Tool Steel Bar from Mexico
Powder metallurgy CPM-M4 tool steel bar, with high carbon/chromium/molybdenum/vanadium meeting multiple tool steel criteria excluding high-speed. Used for wear parts and cutting tools. HTS 7228.60.10 for such tool steel forms.
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
• Provide powder metallurgy process documentation alongside composition certs
• Label clearly as 'tool steel bar - not high-speed' to guide classification
• Beware quota restrictions or additional duties on certain alloy steel shapes