Cold-Formed or Cold-Finished Stainless Steel Bars and Rods

Yes. The US has maintained antidumping and countervailing duty orders on stainless steel bar from several countries for many years. Importers should check the current scope of active orders with the Department of Commerce and USITC before placing orders, as scope rulings can affect products that appear similar but differ in finish or dimension.

Operations such as cold drawing through a die, centerless grinding, or precision turning after hot rolling all qualify as cold-finishing. The key classification test is that no further working beyond these cold operations has been performed; additional machining, threading, or cutting to length for specific end-use parts would typically move the product out of this heading.