Analysis
HTS 7212.40.50 covers painted, varnished or coated with plastics: other under heading 7212 (flat-rolled products of iron or nonalloy steel, of a width of less than 600 mm, clad…).
This line's footnotes point to one additional provision in Chapter 99: 9903.90.09 (measures on products of Russia). Chapter 99 duties are added on top of the general rate for goods of the countries they name, and they change more often than the rest of the schedule, so check the current CBP guidance before you rely on a total.
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.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 7212.10.00 | Plated or coated with tin | Free |
| 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 |
| 7212.50.00 | 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 |
Chapter 99 provisions in the footnotes
- 9903.90.09 measures on products of Russia
Articles the product of the Russian Federation, as provided for in U.S. note 30(c) to this subchapter and as provided for in the subheadings enumerated in U.S. note 30(d) to this subchapter