Analysis
Subheading 7212.30 covers otherwise plated or coated with zinc, within heading 7212. The first six digits are shared by every country that uses the Harmonized System, so this part of the code is the same in the US, UK and EU schedules; the 3 US tariff lines below it are national.
Every one of its 3 tariff lines is duty-free at the general rate, so classification within the subheading affects statistics and Chapter 99 measures rather than the base duty.
The US splits it as follows: 7212.30.10 for of a thickness exceeding 0.25 mm or more (duty-free), 7212.30.30 for of a width of less than 300 mm: other (duty-free) and 7212.30.50 for otherwise plated or coated with zinc: other (duty-free).
By Census's concordance, most of its statistical lines are made by Iron and Steel Mills and Ferroalloy Manufacturing (331110). Those are the NAICS industries a US producer of these goods would report under.
Tariff lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |