Analysis
HTS 7210.12.00 covers of a thickness of less than 0.5 mm under heading 7210 (flat-rolled products of iron or nonalloy steel, of a width of 600 mm or more, clad…).
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.
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. That concordance is how imports of this line are compared with US output.
Goods from countries without normal trade relations pay the column 2 rate of 6% instead of nothing, so origin decides between free entry and a 6% duty.
All 13 neighbouring lines carry the same duty-free rate, so a borderline choice between them changes the statistics reported, not the duty paid.
The general rate of Free has not changed in any edition of the schedule since Jan 2023.
Neighbouring lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 7210.11.00 | Of a thickness of 0.5 mm or more | Free |
| 7210.20.00 | Plated or coated with lead, including terne-plate | Free |
| 7210.30.00 | Electrolytically plated or coated with zinc | Free |
| 7210.41.00 | Otherwise plated or coated with zinc: corrugated | Free |
| 7210.49.00 | Otherwise plated or coated with zinc: other | Free |
| 7210.50.00 | Plated or coated with chromium oxides or with chromium and chromium oxides | Free |
| 7210.61.00 | Plated or coated with aluminum-zinc alloys | Free |
| 7210.69.00 | Plated or coated with aluminum: other | Free |
| 7210.70.30 | Not coated or plated with metal and not clad | Free |
| 7210.70.60 | Painted, varnished or coated with plastics: other | Free |
| 7210.90.10 | Other: clad | Free |
| 7210.90.60 | Electrolytically coated or plated with base metal | Free |
| 7210.90.90 | Other: other | Free |