Analysis
HTS 7202.99.80 covers other: other under heading 7202 (ferroalloys). US Customs collects import statistics for it under 2 ten-digit suffixes, reported in kilograms.
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.
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.
Neighbouring lines carry rates from 4.2% to 5%, so the exact line matters. The widest gap is with 7202.99.10 (other: ferrozirconium), at 4.2%: a product that belongs there but is entered here, or the reverse, changes the duty by 0.8 percentage points.
For statistics it divides in two: 7202.99.80.20 for ferrophosphorus and 7202.99.80.40 for other. Both pay the same duty; the suffix records which kind was imported.
The column 2 rate, for countries without normal trade relations, is 25%, 5.0 times the general rate.
Statistical suffixes
Neighbouring lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 7202.99.10 | Other: ferrozirconium | 4.2% |
| 7202.99.20 | Other: calcium silicon | 5% |