Analysis
HTS 7228.60.60 covers other: not cold-formed under heading 7228 (other bars and rods of other alloy steel; angles, shapes and sections, of other alloy…).
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 7228.60.10 (of tool steel (other than high-speed steel), duty-free) and 7228.60.80 (other: cold-formed, 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, the industry a domestic producer of these goods reports under.
All 2 neighbouring lines carry the same duty-free rate, so a borderline choice between them changes the statistics reported, not the duty paid.
Neighbouring lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 7228.60.10 | Of tool steel (other than high-speed steel) | Free |
| 7228.60.80 | Other: cold-formed | Free |