Analysis
HTS 7222.40.60 covers angles, shapes and sections: other under heading 7222 (other bars and rods of stainless steel; angles, shapes and sections of stainless steel).
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 28% instead of nothing, so origin decides between free entry and a 28% 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, the industry a domestic producer of these goods reports under.
All 5 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 7222.11.00 | Of circular cross-section | Free |
| 7222.19.00 | Bars and rods, not further worked than hot-rolled, hot-drawn or extruded: other | Free |
| 7222.20.00 | Bars and rods, not further worked than cold-formed or cold-finished | Free |
| 7222.30.00 | Other bars and rods of stainless steel; angles, shapes and sections of stainless steel: other bars and rods | Free |
| 7222.40.30 | Hot-rolled, not drilled, not punched and not otherwise advanced | Free |