7308.40.00

Analysis

HTS 7308.40.00 covers equipment for scaffolding, shuttering, propping or pit- propping under heading 7308 (structures (excluding prefabricated buildings of heading 9406) and parts of structures…).

Goods from countries without normal trade relations pay the column 2 rate of 45% instead of nothing, so origin decides between free entry and a 45% duty.

Goods classified here enter the United States duty-free at the general (normal trade relations) rate, as do about 77% of the 250 tariff lines in chapter 73. 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.

Census statistics map these goods to NAICS 332323 (Ornamental and Architectural Metal Work Manufacturing), an industry of 2,827 US establishments employing 41,236 people. That is the industry code a US manufacturer of the same product would normally use.

All 8 neighbouring lines carry the same duty-free rate, so a borderline choice between them changes the statistics reported, not the duty paid.

Every edition we compared, from Jan 2023 to Oct 2026 (Rev. 22), shows the same general rate of Free.