HTS tariff line · chapter 72
7202.19.50
Containing by weight more than 1 percent but not more than 2 percent of carbon
Analysis
HTS 7202.19.50 covers containing by weight more than 1 percent but not more than 2 percent of carbon under heading 7202 (ferroalloys).
Rates on the nearby lines range from duty-free to 10%. The costliest confusion would be with 7202.50.00 (ferrosilicon chromium) at 10%, a difference of 8.6 points on the customs value.
The general duty rate is 1.4% of the customs value, which is among the highest the rates in chapter 72 (92nd percentile of 262 lines with an ad valorem rate). On a shipment valued at $10,000 that is $140 in duty before any Chapter 99 additions or preference claims.
Goods that qualify under GSP, the Australia FTA, the Bahrain FTA, the Chile FTA, the Colombia TPA, and 12 others can enter duty-free instead of paying 1.4%. It is also eligible under GSP, the developing-country programme, which Congress has to renew; check whether GSP is in force on the entry date.
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, the industry a domestic producer of these goods reports under.
Neighbouring lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 7202.11.10 | Containing by weight more than 2 percent but not more than 4 percent of carbon | 1.4% |
| 7202.11.50 | Containing by weight more than 4 percent of carbon | 1.5% |
| 7202.19.10 | Containing by weight not more than 1 percent of carbon | 2.3% |
| 7202.21.10 | Containing by weight more than 3 percent of calcium | 1.1% |
| 7202.21.50 | Containing by weight more than 55 percent but not more than 80 percent of silicon: other | 1.5% |
| 7202.21.75 | Containing by weight more than 80 percent but not more than 90 percent of silicon | 1.9% |
| 7202.21.90 | Containing by weight more than 90 percent of silicon | 5.8% |
| 7202.29.00 | Ferrosilicon: other | Free |
| 7202.30.00 | Ferrosilicon manganese | 3.9% |
| 7202.41.00 | Containing by weight more than 4 percent of carbon | 1.9% |
| 7202.49.10 | Containing by weight more than 3 percent of carbon | 1.9% |
| 7202.49.50 | Other: other | 3.1% |
| 7202.50.00 | Ferrosilicon chromium | 10% |
| 7202.60.00 | Ferroalloys: ferronickel | Free |
| 7202.70.00 | Ferroalloys: ferromolybdenum | 4.5% |
| 7202.80.00 | Ferrotungsten and ferrosilicon tungsten | 5.6% |
| 7202.91.00 | Ferrotitanium and ferrosilicon titanium | 3.7% |
| 7202.92.00 | Other: ferrovanadium | 4.2% |
| 7202.93.40 | Containing by weight less than 0.02 percent of phosphorus or sulfur or less than 0.4 percent of silicon | 5% |
| 7202.93.80 | Ferroniobium: other | 5% |
| 7202.99.10 | Other: ferrozirconium | 4.2% |
| 7202.99.20 | Other: calcium silicon | 5% |
| 7202.99.80 | Other: other | 5% |