HTS heading · chapter 72
7206
Iron and nonalloy steel in ingots or other primary forms (excluding iron of heading 7203)
Analysis
Heading 7206 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule covers iron and nonalloy steel in ingots or other primary forms (excluding iron of heading 7203). It divides into 2 six-digit subheadings and 2 eight-digit tariff lines, with 2 ten-digit statistical suffixes below them.
Every one of its 2 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 7206.10 (unnamed, 1 line) and 7206.90 (unnamed, 1 line).
By Census's concordance, most of its statistical lines are made by Iron and Steel Mills and Ferroalloy Manufacturing (331110). 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 7206.10.00 | Iron and nonalloy steel in ingots or other primary forms (excluding iron of heading 7203): ingots | Free |
| 7206.90.00 | Iron and nonalloy steel in ingots or other primary forms (excluding iron of heading 7203): other | Free |