7228.50.10.40 - Other

This HTS category, 7228.50.10.40, specifically encompasses "Other" bars and rods of other alloy steel that have been cold-formed or cold-finished, with a maximum cross-sectional dimension of less than 18 mm. This designation applies to those products that do not fit into more specific subcategories within the "Of tool steel (other than high-speed steel)" grouping, as long as they meet the dimensional criteria. The "other alloy steel" designation implies alloys beyond those specifically defined as tool steel or high-speed steel, but still containing alloying elements that modify their properties.

This subcategory is distinguished from its sibling, 7228.50.10.20, by the absence of specific surface finishing treatments such as grinding, milling, or polishing. While both categories cover cold-formed or cold-finished bars and rods of other alloy steel with a maximum cross-sectional dimension under 18 mm, the sibling category is reserved for those that have undergone these particular surface enhancement processes, indicating a higher degree of refinement.

As this is a leaf node within the HTS classification, there are no further subcategories. Therefore, classification into 7228.50.10.40 relies on a process of elimination. If a product is determined to be a bar or rod of other alloy steel, cold-formed or cold-finished, with a maximum cross-sectional dimension of less than 18 mm, and it is *not* specifically high-speed steel, *not* tool steel (other than high-speed steel), and does *not* possess ground, milled, or polished surfaces as described in the sibling category, then it falls under this "Other" designation.