Analysis
HTS 7305.12.10 covers of iron or nonalloy steel under heading 7305 (other tubes and pipes (for example, welded, riveted or similarly closed), having circular…). US Customs collects import statistics for it under 2 ten-digit suffixes, reported in kilograms.
This line's footnotes point to one additional provision in Chapter 99: 9903.90.09 (measures on products of Russia). Chapter 99 duties are added on top of the general rate for goods of the countries they name, and they change more often than the rest of the schedule, so check the current CBP guidance before you rely on a total.
For statistics it divides in two: 7305.12.10.30 for with an external diameter exceeding 406.4 mm but not… and 7305.12.10.60 for with an external diameter exceeding 609.6 mm. Both pay the same duty; the suffix records which kind was imported.
The normal trade relations rate here is zero, shared by about 77% of the 250 tariff lines in chapter 73, a useful check when a neighbouring dutiable line is a candidate. 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.
Statistical suffixes
Neighbouring lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 7305.11.10 | Of iron or nonalloy steel | Free |
| 7305.11.50 | Longitudinally submerged arc welded: of alloy steel | Free |
| 7305.12.50 | Other, longitudinally welded: of alloy steel | Free |
| 7305.19.10 | Of iron or nonalloy steel | Free |
| 7305.19.50 | Other: of alloy steel | Free |
| 7305.20.20 | Threaded or coupled | Free |
| 7305.20.40 | Of iron or nonalloy steel: other | Free |
| 7305.20.60 | Threaded or coupled | Free |
| 7305.20.80 | Of alloy steel: other | Free |
| 7305.31.20 | Tapered pipes and tubes of steel principally used as parts of illuminating articles | Free |
| 7305.31.40 | Of iron or nonalloy steel | Free |
| 7305.31.60 | Other: of alloy steel | Free |
| 7305.39.10 | Of iron or nonalloy steel | Free |
| 7305.39.50 | Other: of alloy steel | Free |
| 7305.90.10 | Of iron or nonalloy steel | Free |
| 7305.90.50 | Other: of alloy steel | Free |
Chapter 99 provisions in the footnotes
- 9903.90.09 measures on products of Russia
Articles the product of the Russian Federation, as provided for in U.S. note 30(c) to this subchapter and as provided for in the subheadings enumerated in U.S. note 30(d) to this subchapter