Analysis
Heading 7216 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule covers angles, shapes and sections of iron or nonalloy steel. It divides into 12 six-digit subheadings and 12 eight-digit tariff lines, with 18 ten-digit statistical suffixes below them.
Every one of its 12 tariff lines is duty-free at the general rate, so classification within the heading affects statistics and Chapter 99 measures rather than the base duty.
The largest subheadings are 7216.10 (unnamed, 1 line), 7216.21 (unnamed, 1 line), 7216.22 (unnamed, 1 line) and 7216.31 (unnamed, 1 line).
By Census's concordance, most of its statistical lines are made by Iron and Steel Mills and Ferroalloy Manufacturing (331110). Those are the NAICS industries a US producer of these goods would report under.
Its median rate of duty-free sits at the 46th percentile of the headings in chapter 72.
The heading text decides whether a product belongs here at all (General Rule of Interpretation 1); the subheadings and lines below it only apply once that is settled. Section and chapter notes can override the heading wording, so read them for borderline goods.
Tariff lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 7216.10.00 | U, I or H sections, not further worked than hot-rolled, hot-drawn or extruded, of a height of less than 80 mm | Free |
| 7216.21.00 | L or T sections, not further worked than hot-rolled, hot-drawn or extruded, of a height of less than 80 mm: l sections | Free |
| 7216.22.00 | L or T sections, not further worked than hot-rolled, hot-drawn or extruded, of a height of less than 80 mm: t sections | Free |
| 7216.31.00 | U, I or H sections, not further worked than hot-rolled, hot-drawn or extruded, of a height of 80 mm or more: u sections | Free |
| 7216.32.00 | I sections (standard beams) | Free |
| 7216.33.00 | U, I or H sections, not further worked than hot-rolled, hot-drawn or extruded, of a height of 80 mm or more: h sections | Free |
| 7216.40.00 | L or T sections, not further worked than hot-rolled, hot-drawn or extruded, of a height of 80 mm or more | Free |
| 7216.50.00 | Angles, shapes and sections of iron or nonalloy steel: other angles, shapes and sections, not further worked than hot-rolled, hot-drawn or extruded | Free |
| 7216.61.00 | Obtained from flat-rolled products | Free |
| 7216.69.00 | Angles, shapes and sections, not further worked than cold-formed or cold-finished: other | Free |
| 7216.91.00 | Cold-formed or cold-finished from flat-rolled products | Free |
| 7216.99.00 | Other: other | Free |