Analysis
Heading 7207 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule covers semifinished products of iron or nonalloy steel. It divides into 4 six-digit subheadings and 4 eight-digit tariff lines, with 9 ten-digit statistical suffixes below them.
Every one of its 4 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 7207.11 (unnamed, 1 line), 7207.12 (unnamed, 1 line), 7207.19 (unnamed, 1 line) and 7207.20 (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 |
|---|---|---|
| 7207.11.00 | Of rectangular (including square) cross section, the width measuring less than twice the thickness | Free |
| 7207.12.00 | Containing by weight less than 0.25 percent of carbon: other, of rectangular (other than square) cross section | Free |
| 7207.19.00 | Containing by weight less than 0.25 percent of carbon: other | Free |
| 7207.20.00 | Containing by weight 0.25 percent or more of carbon | Free |