Analysis
HTS 7219.34.00 covers of a thickness of 0.5 mm or more but not exceeding 1 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 6 ten-digit suffixes, reported in kilograms.
There is no general-rate duty on this line, which puts it with roughly 92% of the 262 tariff lines in chapter 72 that are also free. 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.
The ten-digit suffixes separate of high-nickel alloy steel, containing more than 1.5 percent but…, containing less than 15 percent by… and not in coils. The duty is the same across them; the suffix matters for statistics, licensing and some quotas, and an entry needs all ten digits.
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, the industry a domestic producer of these goods reports under.
Statistical suffixes
| Code | Description | Units | NAICS |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7219.34.00.05 | Of high-nickel alloy steel | kg | 331110 |
| 7219.34.00.20 | Containing more than 1.5 percent but less than 5 percent by weight of molybdenum | kg | 331110 |
| 7219.34.00.25 | Other | kg | 331110 |
| 7219.34.00.30 | Containing less than 15 percent by weight of chromium | kg | 331110 |
| 7219.34.00.35 | Other | kg | 331110 |
| 7219.34.00.50 | Not in coils | kg | 331110 |
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 |
| 7219.21.00 | 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 |
| 7219.35.00 | 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 |