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HTS tariff line · chapter 72

7212.60.00

Flat-rolled products of iron or nonalloy steel, of a width of less than 600 mm, clad, plated or coated: clad

Analysis

HTS 7212.60.00 covers flat-rolled products of iron or nonalloy steel, of a width of less than 600 mm, clad, plated or coated: clad 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.

Goods from countries without normal trade relations pay the column 2 rate of 30% instead of nothing, so origin decides between free entry and a 30% 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.

All 8 neighbouring lines carry the same duty-free rate, so a borderline choice between them changes the statistics reported, not the duty paid.

Neighbouring lines

LineDescriptionGeneral rate
7212.10.00Plated or coated with tinFree
7212.20.00Electrolytically plated or coated with zincFree
7212.30.10Of a thickness exceeding 0.25 mm or moreFree
7212.30.30Of a width of less than 300 mm: otherFree
7212.30.50Otherwise plated or coated with zinc: otherFree
7212.40.10Of a width of less than 300 mmFree
7212.40.50Painted, varnished or coated with plastics: otherFree
7212.50.00Flat-rolled products of iron or nonalloy steel, of a width of less than 600 mm, clad, plated or coated: otherwise plated or coatedFree