Analysis
HTS 7212.10.00 covers plated or coated with tin under heading 7212 (flat-rolled products of iron or nonalloy steel, of a width of less than 600 mm, 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.
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.
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 8 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 7212.20.00 | Electrolytically plated or coated with zinc | Free |
| 7212.30.10 | Of a thickness exceeding 0.25 mm or more | Free |
| 7212.30.30 | Of a width of less than 300 mm: other | Free |
| 7212.30.50 | Otherwise plated or coated with zinc: other | Free |
| 7212.40.10 | Of a width of less than 300 mm | Free |
| 7212.40.50 | Painted, varnished or coated with plastics: other | Free |
| 7212.50.00 | Flat-rolled products of iron or nonalloy steel, of a width of less than 600 mm, clad, plated or coated: otherwise plated or coated | Free |
| 7212.60.00 | Flat-rolled products of iron or nonalloy steel, of a width of less than 600 mm, clad, plated or coated: clad | Free |