Analysis
HTS 7219.21.00 covers of a thickness exceeding 10 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 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.
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 is the industry code a US manufacturer of the same product would normally use.
The ten-digit suffixes separate of high-nickel alloy steel, of a width not exceeding 1575 mm, of a width exceeding 1575 mm but not… and of a width exceeding 1880 mm. 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 |
| 7219.14.00 | Of a thickness of less than 3 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 |