Analysis
HTS 7205.21.00 covers powders: of alloy steel under heading 7205 (granules and powders, of pig iron, spiegeleisen, iron or steel).
Goods from countries without normal trade relations pay the column 2 rate of 45% instead of nothing, so origin decides between free entry and a 45% duty.
There is no general-rate duty on this line, which puts it with roughly 92% of the 262 tariff lines in chapter 72 that are also free. 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 7205.10.00 (granules and powders, of pig iron, spiegeleisen, iron or…, duty-free) and 7205.29.00 (powders: other, duty-free).
Census statistics map these goods to NAICS 331221 (Rolled Steel Shape Manufacturing), an industry of 244 US establishments employing 14,143 people, the industry a domestic producer of these goods reports under.
All 2 neighbouring lines carry the same duty-free rate, so a borderline choice between them changes the statistics reported, not the duty paid.
Neighbouring lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 7205.10.00 | Granules and powders, of pig iron, spiegeleisen, iron or steel: granules | Free |
| 7205.29.00 | Powders: other | Free |