Analysis
HTS 7225.92.00 covers other: otherwise plated or coated with zinc 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 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. That is the industry code a US manufacturer of the same product would normally use.
All 16 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 7225.11.00 | Of silicon electrical steel: grain-oriented | Free |
| 7225.19.00 | Of silicon electrical steel: other | Free |
| 7225.30.11 | Of a thickness of 4.75 mm or more: of tool steel | Free |
| 7225.30.30 | Of a thickness of 4.75 mm or more: other | Free |
| 7225.30.51 | Of a thickness of less than 4.75 mm: of tool steel | Free |
| 7225.30.70 | Of a thickness of less than 4.75 mm: other | Free |
| 7225.40.11 | Of a thickness of 4.75 mm or more: of tool steel | Free |
| 7225.40.30 | Of a thickness of 4.75 mm or more: other | Free |
| 7225.40.51 | Of a thickness of less than 4.75 mm: of tool steel | Free |
| 7225.40.70 | Of a thickness of less than 4.75 mm: other | Free |
| 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 |
| 7225.50.80 | Of a thickness of less than 4.75 mm: other | Free |
| 7225.91.00 | Electrolytically plated or coated with zinc | Free |
| 7225.99.00 | Other: other | Free |