HTS tariff line · chapter 26
2619.00.90
Slag, dross (other than granulated slag), scalings and other waste from the manufacture of iron or steel: other
Analysis
HTS 2619.00.90 covers slag, dross (other than granulated slag), scalings and other waste from the manufacture of iron or steel: other under heading 2619 (slag, dross (other than granulated slag), scalings and other waste from the manufacture…).
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 line in the same group is 2619.00.30 (slag, dross (other than granulated slag), scalings and…, 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.
The general rate of Free has not changed in any edition of the schedule since Jan 2023.
Neighbouring lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2619.00.30 | Slag, dross (other than granulated slag), scalings and other waste from the manufacture of iron or steel: ferrous scale | Free |