Analysis
HTS 7211.23.45 covers of a thickness not exceeding 0.25 mm under heading 7211 (flat-rolled products of iron or nonalloy steel, of a width of less than 600 mm, not 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.
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), 7211.23.20 (of a thickness exceeding 1.25 mm: other, duty-free), 7211.23.30 (of a thickness exceeding 0.25 mm but not exceeding 1.25 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. That concordance is how imports of this line are compared with US output.
Neighbouring lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 7211.23.15 | Of high-strength steel | Free |
| 7211.23.20 | Of a thickness exceeding 1.25 mm: other | Free |
| 7211.23.30 | Of a thickness exceeding 0.25 mm but not exceeding 1.25 mm | Free |
| 7211.23.60 | Containing by weight less than 0.25 percent of carbon: other | Free |