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HTS tariff line · chapter 72

7202.93.40

Containing by weight less than 0.02 percent of phosphorus or sulfur or less than 0.4 percent of silicon

Analysis

HTS 7202.93.40 covers containing by weight less than 0.02 percent of phosphorus or sulfur or less than 0.4 percent of silicon under heading 7202 (ferroalloys).

The general duty rate is 5% of the customs value, which is among the highest the rates in chapter 72 (98th percentile of 262 lines with an ad valorem rate). On a shipment valued at $10,000 that is $500 in duty before any Chapter 99 additions or preference claims.

Rates on the nearby lines range from duty-free to 10%. The costliest confusion would be with 7202.60.00 (ferroalloys: ferronickel) at duty-free, a difference of 5 points on the customs value.

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 5%. 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.

The column 2 rate, for countries without normal trade relations, is 25%, 5.0 times the general rate.

Neighbouring lines

LineDescriptionGeneral rate
7202.11.10Containing by weight more than 2 percent but not more than 4 percent of carbon1.4%
7202.11.50Containing by weight more than 4 percent of carbon1.5%
7202.19.10Containing by weight not more than 1 percent of carbon2.3%
7202.19.50Containing by weight more than 1 percent but not more than 2 percent of carbon1.4%
7202.21.10Containing by weight more than 3 percent of calcium1.1%
7202.21.50Containing by weight more than 55 percent but not more than 80 percent of silicon: other1.5%
7202.21.75Containing by weight more than 80 percent but not more than 90 percent of silicon1.9%
7202.21.90Containing by weight more than 90 percent of silicon5.8%
7202.29.00Ferrosilicon: otherFree
7202.30.00Ferrosilicon manganese3.9%
7202.41.00Containing by weight more than 4 percent of carbon1.9%
7202.49.10Containing by weight more than 3 percent of carbon1.9%
7202.49.50Other: other3.1%
7202.50.00Ferrosilicon chromium10%
7202.60.00Ferroalloys: ferronickelFree
7202.70.00Ferroalloys: ferromolybdenum4.5%
7202.80.00Ferrotungsten and ferrosilicon tungsten5.6%
7202.91.00Ferrotitanium and ferrosilicon titanium3.7%
7202.92.00Other: ferrovanadium4.2%
7202.93.80Ferroniobium: other5%
7202.99.10Other: ferrozirconium4.2%
7202.99.20Other: calcium silicon5%
7202.99.80Other: other5%