Analysis
HTS 7301.20.50 covers angles, shapes and sections: of alloy steel under heading 7301 (sheet piling of iron or steel, whether or not drilled, punched or made from assembled…).
There is no general-rate duty on this line, which puts it with roughly 77% of the 250 tariff lines in chapter 73 that are also free. Duty-free at the general rate does not rule out additional duties under Chapter 99, such as Section 301 or Section 232 measures, which depend on the country of origin.
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 7301.10.00 (sheet piling of iron or steel, whether or not drilled…, duty-free) and 7301.20.10 (of iron or nonalloy steel, 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.
Neighbouring lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 7301.10.00 | Sheet piling of iron or steel, whether or not drilled, punched or made from assembled elements; welded angles, shapes and sections, of iron or steel: sheet piling | Free |
| 7301.20.10 | Of iron or nonalloy steel | Free |