Analysis
HTS 7212.30.50 covers otherwise plated or coated with zinc: other under heading 7212 (flat-rolled products of iron or nonalloy steel, of a width of less than 600 mm, clad…).
Goods classified here enter the United States duty-free at the general (normal trade relations) rate, as do about 92% of the 262 tariff lines in chapter 72. Chapter 99 measures such as Section 301 or 232 can still apply on top, depending on where the goods come from.
The other lines in the same group are 7212.30.10 (of a thickness exceeding 0.25 mm or more, duty-free) and 7212.30.30 (of a width of less than 300 mm: other, duty-free).
Goods from countries without normal trade relations pay the column 2 rate of 21.5% instead of nothing, so origin decides between free entry and a 21.5% duty.
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 is the industry code a US manufacturer of the same product would normally use.
Neighbouring 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 |