Analysis
HTS 2601.20.00 covers roasted iron pyrites under heading 2601 (iron ores and concentrates, including roasted iron pyrites).
The normal trade relations rate here is zero, shared by about 97% of the 39 tariff lines in chapter 26, a useful check when a neighbouring dutiable line is a candidate. Free here means free of the base duty only: origin-specific Chapter 99 duties such as Section 301 can still be owed.
The other lines in the same group are 2601.11.00 (iron ores and concentrates, other than roasted iron…, duty-free) and 2601.12.00 (iron ores and concentrates, other than roasted iron…, duty-free).
Census statistics map these goods to NAICS 331110 (Iron and Steel Mills and Ferroalloy Manufacturing), an industry of 359 US establishments employing 78,532 people. That concordance is how imports of this line are compared with US output.
All 2 neighbouring lines carry the same duty-free rate, so a borderline choice between them changes the statistics reported, not the duty paid.
The general rate of Free has not changed in any edition of the schedule since Jan 2023.
Neighbouring lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2601.11.00 | Iron ores and concentrates, other than roasted iron pyrites: non-agglomerated | Free |
| 2601.12.00 | Iron ores and concentrates, other than roasted iron pyrites: agglomerated | Free |