Analysis
HTS 7213.91.60 covers other: other under heading 7213 (bars and rods, hot-rolled, in irregularly wound coils, of iron or nonalloy steel).
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.
The other lines in the same group are 7213.91.30 (not tempered, not treated and not partly manufactured, duty-free) and 7213.91.45 (containing by weight 0.6 percent or more of carbon, duty-free).
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 2 neighbouring lines carry the same duty-free rate, so a borderline choice between them changes the statistics reported, not the duty paid.
Neighbouring lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 7213.91.30 | Not tempered, not treated and not partly manufactured | Free |
| 7213.91.45 | Containing by weight 0.6 percent or more of carbon | Free |