Analysis
HTS 7214.91.00 covers of rectangular (other than square) cross-section under heading 7214 (other bars and rods of iron or nonalloy steel, not further worked than forged…). US Customs collects import statistics for it under 4 ten-digit suffixes, reported in kilograms.
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 7214.10.00 (other bars and rods of iron or nonalloy steel, not further…, duty-free), 7214.20.00 (concrete reinforcing bars and rods, duty-free), 7214.30.00 (other bars and rods of iron or nonalloy steel, not further…, duty-free) and 7214.99.00 (other: other, duty-free).
Goods from countries without normal trade relations pay the column 2 rate of 20% instead of nothing, so origin decides between free entry and a 20% 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.
Statistical suffixes
| Code | Description | Units | NAICS |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7214.91.00.16 | With a maximum cross section less than 152 mm | kg | 331110 |
| 7214.91.00.20 | With a maximum cross section of 152 mm or more | kg | 331110 |
| 7214.91.00.60 | Containing by weight 0.25 percent or more but less than 0.6 percent of carbon | kg | 331110 |
| 7214.91.00.90 | Containing by weight 0.6 percent or more of carbon | kg | 331110 |
Neighbouring lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 7214.10.00 | Other bars and rods of iron or nonalloy steel, not further worked than forged, hot-rolled, hot-drawn or hot-extruded, but including those twisted after rolling: forged | Free |
| 7214.20.00 | Concrete reinforcing bars and rods | Free |
| 7214.30.00 | Other bars and rods of iron or nonalloy steel, not further worked than forged, hot-rolled, hot-drawn or hot-extruded, but including those twisted after rolling: other, of free-cutting steel | Free |
| 7214.99.00 | Other: other | Free |