Analysis
HTS 7211.23.20 covers of a thickness exceeding 1.25 mm: other under heading 7211 (flat-rolled products of iron or nonalloy steel, of a width of less than 600 mm, not clad…).
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.
Goods from countries without normal trade relations pay the column 2 rate of 25% instead of nothing, so origin decides between free entry and a 25% duty.
The other lines in the same group are 7211.23.15 (of high-strength steel, duty-free), 7211.23.30 (of a thickness exceeding 0.25 mm but not exceeding 1.25 mm, duty-free), 7211.23.45 (of a thickness not exceeding 0.25 mm, duty-free) and 7211.23.60 (containing by weight less than 0.25 percent of carbon: other, duty-free).
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.
Neighbouring lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 7211.23.15 | Of high-strength steel | Free |
| 7211.23.30 | Of a thickness exceeding 0.25 mm but not exceeding 1.25 mm | Free |
| 7211.23.45 | Of a thickness not exceeding 0.25 mm | Free |
| 7211.23.60 | Containing by weight less than 0.25 percent of carbon: other | Free |