Analysis
HTS 7326.90.86 covers other: other under heading 7326 (other articles of iron or steel). US Customs collects import statistics for it under 10 ten-digit suffixes, reported in kilograms.
Within this group the rate runs from duty-free to 8.6%. Compared with 7326.90.60 (coated or plated with precious metal), which pays 8.6%, a misclassification either way moves the duty by 5.7 percentage points.
The general duty rate is 2.9% of the customs value, which is above most the rates in chapter 73 (80th percentile of 250 lines with an ad valorem rate). On a shipment valued at $10,000 that is $290 in duty before any Chapter 99 additions or preference claims.
The column 2 rate, for countries without normal trade relations, is 45%, 15.5 times the general rate.
The ten-digit suffixes separate rods for electrical grounding, laminated goods consisting of two or…, hangers and similar supports for tubes…, fence posts, studded with corrugations…, barbed tape and ladders and 3 more. The duty is the same across them; the suffix matters for statistics, licensing and some quotas, and an entry needs all ten digits.
Goods that qualify under GSP, the Australia FTA, the Automotive Products Trade Act, the Bahrain FTA, the Chile FTA, and 14 others can enter duty-free instead of paying 2.9%. It is also eligible under GSP, the developing-country programme, which Congress has to renew; check whether GSP is in force on the entry date.
Statistical suffixes
| Code | Description | Units | NAICS |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7326.90.86.05 | Rods for electrical grounding | kg | 331110 |
| 7326.90.86.10 | Laminated goods consisting of two or more flat-rolled sheets of iron or steel held together with an adhesive or having a core of non-metallic material | kg | 332999 |
| 7326.90.86.30 | Hangers and similar supports for tubes and pipes | kg | 332999 |
| 7326.90.86.35 | Fence posts, studded with corrugations, knobs, studs, notches or similar protrusions, with or without anchor plates | kg | 331222 |
| 7326.90.86.45 | Barbed tape | kg | 331222 |
| 7326.90.86.60 | Ladders | No. | 332999 |
| 7326.90.86.75 | Paint roller frames (other than of iron or steel wire) | No. | 339994 |
| 7326.90.86.76 | Metal handles for brooms, mops, paint applicators and similar products | No. | 332999 |
| 7326.90.86.77 | Burial caskets | No. | 339995 |
| 7326.90.86.88 | Other | kg | 332999 |
Neighbouring lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 7326.90.10 | Other: of tinplate | Free |
| 7326.90.25 | Cable or inner wire for caliper and cantilever brakes and casing therefor, whether or not cut to length | Free |
| 7326.90.35 | Containers of a kind normally carried on the person, in the pocket or in the handbag | 7.8% |
| 7326.90.45 | Horse and mule shoes | Free |
| 7326.90.60 | Coated or plated with precious metal | 8.6% |