Analysis
HTS 7216.61.00 covers obtained from flat-rolled products under heading 7216 (angles, shapes and sections of iron or nonalloy steel).
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.
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 concordance is how imports of this line are compared with US output.
All 11 neighbouring lines carry the same duty-free rate, so a borderline choice between them changes the statistics reported, not the duty paid.
The general rate of Free has not changed in any edition of the schedule since Jan 2023.
Neighbouring 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 |
| 7216.69.00 | 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 |