Analysis
HTS 7225.50.80 covers of a thickness of less than 4.75 mm: other under heading 7225 (flat-rolled products of other alloy steel, of a width of 600 mm or more). US Customs collects import statistics for it under 2 ten-digit suffixes, reported in kilograms.
For statistics it divides in two: 7225.50.80.10 for of high-nickel alloy steel and 7225.50.80.80 for other. Both pay the same duty; the suffix records which kind was imported.
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.
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 7225.50.70 (heat-resisting steel, duty-free).
Statistical suffixes
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 |
| 7225.50.70 | Heat-resisting steel | Free |