Analysis
Heading 7205 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule covers granules and powders, of pig iron, spiegeleisen, iron or steel. It divides into 3 six-digit subheadings and 3 eight-digit tariff lines, with 3 ten-digit statistical suffixes below them.
Every one of its 3 tariff lines is duty-free at the general rate, so classification within the heading affects statistics and Chapter 99 measures rather than the base duty.
The largest subheadings are 7205.10 (unnamed, 1 line), 7205.21 (unnamed, 1 line) and 7205.29 (unnamed, 1 line).
By Census's concordance, most of its statistical lines are made by Rolled Steel Shape Manufacturing (331221) and Abrasive Product Manufacturing (327910). Those are the NAICS industries a US producer of these goods would report under.
Its median rate of duty-free sits at the 46th percentile of the headings in chapter 72.
The heading text decides whether a product belongs here at all (General Rule of Interpretation 1); the subheadings and lines below it only apply once that is settled. Section and chapter notes can override the heading wording, so read them for borderline goods.
Tariff lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 7205.10.00 | Granules and powders, of pig iron, spiegeleisen, iron or steel: granules | Free |
| 7205.21.00 | Powders: of alloy steel | Free |
| 7205.29.00 | Powders: other | Free |