Analysis
HTS 7209.28.00 covers of a thickness of less than 0.5 mm under heading 7209 (flat-rolled products of iron or nonalloy steel, of a width of 600 mm or more, cold-rolled…).
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.
Census statistics map these goods to NAICS 331110 (Iron and Steel Mills and Ferroalloy Manufacturing), an industry of 359 US establishments employing 78,532 people, the industry a domestic producer of these goods reports under.
All 10 neighbouring lines carry the same duty-free rate, so a borderline choice between them changes the statistics reported, not the duty paid.
Every edition we compared, from Jan 2023 to Oct 2026 (Rev. 22), shows the same general rate of Free.
Neighbouring lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 7209.15.00 | Of a thickness of 3 mm or more | Free |
| 7209.16.00 | Of a thickness exceeding 1 mm but less than 3 mm | Free |
| 7209.17.00 | Of a thickness of 0.5 mm or more but not exceeding 1 mm | Free |
| 7209.18.15 | Of high-strength steel | Free |
| 7209.18.25 | Of a thickness of less than 0.361 mm (blackplate) | Free |
| 7209.18.60 | Other: other | Free |
| 7209.25.00 | Of a thickness of 3 mm or more | Free |
| 7209.26.00 | Of a thickness exceeding 1 mm but less than 3 mm | Free |
| 7209.27.00 | Of a thickness of 0.5 mm or more but not exceeding 1 mm | Free |
| 7209.90.00 | Flat-rolled products of iron or nonalloy steel, of a width of 600 mm or more, cold-rolled (cold-reduced), not clad, plated or coated: other | Free |