Analysis
HTS 7225.50.70 covers heat-resisting steel under heading 7225 (flat-rolled products of other alloy steel, of a width of 600 mm or more).
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.
The other lines in the same group are 7225.50.11 (other, not further worked than cold-rolled (cold-reduced)…, duty-free), 7225.50.60 (of a thickness of 4.75 mm or more, duty-free) and 7225.50.80 (of a thickness of less than 4.75 mm: other, 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.
Neighbouring lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 7225.50.11 | Other, not further worked than cold-rolled (cold-reduced): of tool steel | Free |
| 7225.50.60 | Of a thickness of 4.75 mm or more | Free |
| 7225.50.80 | Of a thickness of less than 4.75 mm: other | Free |