Analysis
HTS 7306.50.10 covers having a wall thickness of less than 1.65 mm under heading 7306 (other tubes, pipes and hollow profiles (for example, open seamed or welded, riveted or…).
Goods from countries without normal trade relations pay the column 2 rate of 35% instead of nothing, so origin decides between free entry and a 35% duty.
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.
The other lines in the same group are 7306.50.30 (tapered pipes and tubes of steel principally used as parts…, duty-free) and 7306.50.50 (having a wall thickness of 1.65 mm or more: other, 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 7306.50.30 | Tapered pipes and tubes of steel principally used as parts of illuminating articles | Free |
| 7306.50.50 | Having a wall thickness of 1.65 mm or more: other | Free |