Analysis
HTS 7224.10.00 covers ingots and other primary forms under heading 7224 (other alloy steel in ingots or other primary forms; semi-finished products of other alloy…). US Customs collects import statistics for it under 3 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 28% instead of nothing, so origin decides between free entry and a 28% duty.
The other line in the same group is 7224.90.00 (other alloy steel in ingots or other primary forms…, duty-free).
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.
Statistical suffixes
Neighbouring lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 7224.90.00 | Other alloy steel in ingots or other primary forms; semi-finished products of other alloy steel: other | Free |