US Stainless Steel Medical Instrument Components EDM Processed from China
Precision stainless steel blanks machined in US medical device facilities, exported to Asia for electrical discharge machining (EDM) to create complex surgical instrument geometries, returned for final grinding and sterilization. The intricate EDM processing improves the metal articles' condition and value abroad. Covered by 9802.00.60.00 for US metal exports further processed.
Duty Rate — China → United States
12.5%
Rate breakdown
9903.05.3112.5%Section 301 (forced labor) — additional 12.5% ad valorem on products of China
Import Tips
• Provide EDM process parameter documentation and metrology reports demonstrating manufacturing improvement over repair
• Include FDA registration numbers and sterilization validation tying processed components to US final assembly
• Maintain export/import manifests matching specific serial numbers or batch codes of US-origin metal articles