Analysis
HTS 7219.14.00 covers of a thickness of less than 3 mm under heading 7219 (flat-rolled products of stainless steel, of a width of 600 mm or more). US Customs collects import statistics for it under 3 ten-digit suffixes, reported in kilograms.
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 29% instead of nothing, so origin decides between free entry and a 29% 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.
The ten-digit suffixes separate of a width of 1370 mm or more and of high-nickel alloy steel. The duty is the same across them; the suffix matters for statistics, licensing and some quotas, and an entry needs all ten digits.
Statistical suffixes
Neighbouring lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 7219.11.00 | Of a thickness exceeding 10 mm | Free |
| 7219.12.00 | Of a thickness of 4.75 mm or more but not exceeding 10 mm | Free |
| 7219.13.00 | Of a thickness of 3 mm or more but less than 4.75 mm | Free |
| 7219.21.00 | Of a thickness exceeding 10 mm | Free |
| 7219.22.00 | Of a thickness of 4.75 mm or more but not exceeding 10 mm | Free |
| 7219.23.00 | Of a thickness of 3 mm or more but less than 4.75 mm | Free |
| 7219.24.00 | Of a thickness of less than 3 mm | Free |
| 7219.31.00 | Of a thickness of 4.75 mm or more | Free |
| 7219.32.00 | Of a thickness of 3 mm or more but less than 4.75 mm | Free |
| 7219.33.00 | Of a thickness exceeding 1 mm but less than 3 mm | Free |
| 7219.34.00 | Of a thickness of 0.5 mm or more but not exceeding 1 mm | Free |
| 7219.35.00 | Of a thickness of less than 0.5 mm | Free |
| 7219.90.00 | Flat-rolled products of stainless steel, of a width of 600 mm or more: other | Free |