7205.10.00

Analysis

HTS 7205.10.00 covers granules and powders, of pig iron, spiegeleisen, iron or steel: granules under heading 7205 (granules and powders, of pig iron, spiegeleisen, iron or steel).

The normal trade relations rate here is zero, shared by about 92% of the 262 tariff lines in chapter 72, a useful check when a neighbouring dutiable line is a candidate. Chapter 99 measures such as Section 301 or 232 can still apply on top, depending on where the goods come from.

The other lines in the same group are 7205.21.00 (powders: of alloy steel, duty-free) and 7205.29.00 (powders: other, duty-free).

Census statistics map these goods to NAICS 327910 (Abrasive Product Manufacturing), an industry of 264 US establishments employing 10,976 people. That concordance is how imports of this line are compared with US output.

All 2 neighbouring lines carry the same duty-free rate, so a borderline choice between them changes the statistics reported, not the duty paid.

Goods from countries without normal trade relations pay the column 2 rate of 3% instead of nothing, so origin decides between free entry and a 3% duty.