Section 15: Base Metals and Articles of Base Metal
Chapter 72: Chapter 72
331 tariff codes in this chapter
| HTS Code | Description | General Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 7201 | Pig iron and spiegeleisen in pigs, blocks or other primary forms: | — |
| 7201.10.00 | Nonalloy pig iron containing by weight 0.5 percent or less of phosphorus | Free |
| 7201.20.00 | Nonalloy pig iron containing by weight more than 0.5 percent of phosphorus | Free |
| 7201.50 | Alloy pig iron; spiegeleisen: | — |
| 7201.50.30 | Alloy pig iron | Free |
| 7201.50.60 | Spiegeleisen | Free |
| 7202 | Ferroalloys: | — |
| 7202.11 | Containing by weight more than 2 percent of carbon: | — |
| 7202.11.10 | Containing by weight more than 2 percent but not more than 4 percent of carbon | 1.4% |
| 7202.11.50 | Containing by weight more than 4 percent of carbon | 1.5% |
| 7202.19 | Other: | — |
| 7202.19.10 | Containing by weight not more than 1 percent of carbon | 2.3% |
| 7202.19.50 | Containing by weight more than 1 percent but not more than 2 percent of carbon | 1.4% |
| 7202.21 | Containing by weight more than 55 percent of silicon: | — |
| 7202.21.10 | Containing by weight more than 3 percent of calcium | 1.1% |
| 7202.21.50 | Other | 1.5% |
| 7202.21.75 | Containing by weight more than 80 percent but not more than 90 percent of silicon | 1.9% |
| 7202.21.90 | Containing by weight more than 90 percent of silicon | 5.8% |
| 7202.29.00 | Other | Free |
| 7202.30.00 | Ferrosilicon manganese | 3.9% |
| 7202.41.00 | Containing by weight more than 4 percent of carbon | 1.9% |
| 7202.49 | Other: | — |
| 7202.49.10 | Containing by weight more than 3 percent of carbon | 1.9% |
| 7202.49.50 | Other | 3.1% |
| 7202.50.00 | Ferrosilicon chromium | 10% |
| 7202.60.00 | Ferronickel | Free |
| 7202.70.00 | Ferromolybdenum | 4.5% |
| 7202.80.00 | Ferrotungsten and ferrosilicon tungsten | 5.6% |
| 7202.91.00 | Ferrotitanium and ferrosilicon titanium | 3.7% |
| 7202.92.00 | Ferrovanadium | 4.2% |
| 7202.93 | Ferroniobium: | — |
| 7202.93.40 | Containing by weight less than 0.02 percent of phosphorus or sulfur or less than 0.4 percent of sili... | 5% |
| 7202.93.80 | Other | 5% |
| 7202.99 | Other: | — |
| 7202.99.10 | Ferrozirconium | 4.2% |
| 7202.99.20 | Calcium silicon | 5% |
| 7202.99.80 | Other | 5% |
| 7203 | Ferrous products obtained by direct reduction of iron ore and other spongy ferrous products, in lump... | — |
| 7203.10.00 | Ferrous products obtained by direct reduction of iron ore | Free |
| 7203.90.00 | Other | Free |
| 7204 | Ferrous waste and scrap; remelting scrap ingots of iron or steel: | — |
| 7204.10.00 | Waste and scrap of cast iron | Free |
| 7204.21.00 | Of stainless steel | Free |
| 7204.29.00 | Other | Free |
| 7204.30.00 | Waste and scrap of tinned iron or steel | Free |
| 7204.41.00 | Turnings, shavings, chips, milling waste, sawdust, filings, trimmings and stampings, whether or not ... | Free |
| 7204.49.00 | Other | Free |
| 7204.50.00 | Remelting scrap ingots | Free |
| 7205 | Granules and powders, of pig iron, spiegeleisen, iron or steel: | — |
| 7205.10.00 | Granules | Free |
| 7205.21.00 | Of alloy steel | Free |
| 7205.29.00 | Other | Free |
| 7206 | Iron and nonalloy steel in ingots or other primary forms (excluding iron of heading 7203): | — |
| 7206.10.00 | Ingots | Free |
| 7206.90.00 | Other | Free |
| 7207 | Semifinished products of iron or nonalloy steel: | — |
| 7207.11.00 | Of rectangular (including square) cross section, the width measuring less than twice the thickness | Free |
| 7207.12.00 | Other, of rectangular (other than square) cross section | Free |
| 7207.19.00 | Other | Free |
| 7207.20.00 | Containing by weight 0.25 percent or more of carbon | Free |
| 7208 | Flat-rolled products of iron or nonalloy steel, of a width of 600 mm or more, hot-rolled, not clad, ... | — |
| 7208.10 | In coils, not further worked than hot-rolled, with patterns in relief: | — |
| 7208.10.15 | Pickled | Free |
| 7208.10.30 | Of a thickness of 4.75 mm or more | Free |
| 7208.10.60 | Of a thickness of less than 4.75 mm | Free |
| 7208.25 | Of a thickness of 4.75 mm or more: | — |
| 7208.25.30 | Of high-strength steel | Free |
| 7208.25.60 | Other | Free |
| 7208.26.00 | Of a thickness of 3 mm or more but less than 4.75 mm | Free |
| 7208.27.00 | Of a thickness of less than 3 mm | Free |
| 7208.36.00 | Of a thickness exceeding 10 mm | Free |
| 7208.37.00 | Of a thickness of 4.75 mm or more but not exceeding 10 mm | Free |
| 7208.38.00 | Of a thickness of 3 mm or more but less than 4.75 mm | Free |
| 7208.39.00 | Of a thickness of less than 3 mm | Free |
| 7208.40 | Not in coils, not further worked than hot-rolled, with patterns in relief: | — |
| 7208.40.30 | Of a thickness of 4.75 mm or more | Free |
| 7208.40.60 | Of a thickness of less than 4.75 mm | Free |
| 7208.51.00 | Of a thickness exceeding 10 mm | Free |
| 7208.52.00 | Of a thickness of 4.75 mm or more but not exceeding 10 mm | Free |
| 7208.53.00 | Of a thickness of 3 mm or more but less than 4.75 mm | Free |
| 7208.54.00 | Of a thickness of less than 3 mm | Free |
| 7208.90.00 | Other | Free |
| 7209 | Flat-rolled products of iron or nonalloy steel, of a width of 600 mm or more, cold-rolled (cold-redu... | — |
| 7209.15.00 | Of a thickness of 3 mm or more | Free |
| 7209.16.00 | Of a thickness exceeding 1 mm but less than 3 mm | Free |
| 7209.17.00 | Of a thickness of 0.5 mm or more but not exceeding 1 mm | Free |
| 7209.18 | Of a thickness of less than 0.5 mm: | — |
| 7209.18.15 | Of high-strength steel | Free |
| 7209.18.25 | Of a thickness of less than 0.361 mm (blackplate) | Free |
| 7209.18.60 | Other | Free |
| 7209.25.00 | Of a thickness of 3 mm or more | Free |
| 7209.26.00 | Of a thickness exceeding 1 mm but less than 3 mm | Free |
| 7209.27.00 | Of a thickness of 0.5 mm or more but not exceeding 1 mm | Free |
| 7209.28.00 | Of a thickness of less than 0.5 mm | Free |
| 7209.90.00 | Other | Free |
| 7210 | Flat-rolled products of iron or nonalloy steel, of a width of 600 mm or more, clad, plated or coated... | — |
| 7210.11.00 | Of a thickness of 0.5 mm or more | Free |
| 7210.12.00 | Of a thickness of less than 0.5 mm | Free |
| 7210.20.00 | Plated or coated with lead, including terne-plate | Free |
| 7210.30.00 | Electrolytically plated or coated with zinc | Free |
| 7210.41.00 | Corrugated | Free |
| 7210.49.00 | Other | Free |
| 7210.50.00 | Plated or coated with chromium oxides or with chromium and chromium oxides | Free |
| 7210.61.00 | Plated or coated with aluminum-zinc alloys | Free |
| 7210.69.00 | Other | Free |
| 7210.70 | Painted, varnished or coated with plastics: | — |
| 7210.70.30 | Not coated or plated with metal and not clad | Free |
| 7210.70.60 | Other | Free |
| 7210.90 | Other: | — |
| 7210.90.10 | Clad | Free |
| 7210.90.60 | Electrolytically coated or plated with base metal | Free |
| 7210.90.90 | Other | Free |
| 7211 | Flat-rolled products of iron or nonalloy steel, of a width of less than 600 mm, not clad, plated or ... | — |
| 7211.13.00 | Universal mill plate | Free |
| 7211.14.00 | Other, of a thickness of 4.75 mm or more | Free |
| 7211.19 | Other: | — |
| 7211.19.15 | Of high-strength steel | Free |
| 7211.19.20 | Of a thickness exceeding 1.25 mm | Free |
| 7211.19.30 | Other | Free |
| 7211.19.45 | Of high-strength steel | Free |
| 7211.19.60 | Pickled | Free |
| 7211.19.75 | Other | Free |
| 7211.23 | Containing by weight less than 0.25 percent of carbon: | — |
| 7211.23.15 | Of high-strength steel | Free |
| 7211.23.20 | Other | Free |
| 7211.23.30 | Of a thickness exceeding 0.25 mm but not exceeding 1.25 mm | Free |
| 7211.23.45 | Of a thickness not exceeding 0.25 mm | Free |
| 7211.23.60 | Other | Free |
| 7211.29 | Other: | — |
| 7211.29.20 | Of a thickness exceeding 0.25 mm | Free |
| 7211.29.45 | Other | Free |
| 7211.29.60 | Other | Free |
| 7211.90.00 | Other | Free |
| 7212 | Flat-rolled products of iron or nonalloy steel, of a width of less than 600 mm, clad, plated or coat... | — |
| 7212.10.00 | Plated or coated with tin | Free |
| 7212.20.00 | Electrolytically plated or coated with zinc | Free |
| 7212.30 | Otherwise plated or coated with zinc: | — |
| 7212.30.10 | Of a thickness exceeding 0.25 mm or more | Free |
| 7212.30.30 | Other | Free |
| 7212.30.50 | Other | Free |
| 7212.40 | Painted, varnished or coated with plastics: | — |
| 7212.40.10 | Of a width of less than 300 mm | Free |
| 7212.40.50 | Other | Free |
| 7212.50.00 | Otherwise plated or coated | Free |
| 7212.60.00 | Clad | Free |
| 7213 | Bars and rods, hot-rolled, in irregularly wound coils, of iron or nonalloy steel: | — |
| 7213.10.00 | Concrete reinforcing bars and rods | Free |
| 7213.20.00 | Other, of free-cutting steel | Free |
| 7213.91 | Of circular cross section measuring less than 14 mm in diameter: | — |
| 7213.91.30 | Not tempered, not treated and not partly manufactured | Free |
| 7213.91.45 | Containing by weight 0.6 percent or more of carbon | Free |
| 7213.91.60 | Other | Free |
| 7213.99.00 | Other | Free |
| 7214 | Other bars and rods of iron or nonalloy steel, not further worked than forged, hot-rolled, hot-drawn... | — |
| 7214.10.00 | Forged | Free |
| 7214.20.00 | Concrete reinforcing bars and rods | Free |
| 7214.30.00 | Other, of free-cutting steel | Free |
| 7214.91.00 | Of rectangular (other than square) cross-section | Free |
| 7214.99.00 | Other | Free |
| 7215 | Other bars and rods of iron or nonalloy steel: | — |
| 7215.10.00 | Of free-cutting steel, not further worked than cold-formed or cold-finished | Free |
| 7215.50.00 | Other, not further worked than cold-formed or cold-finished | Free |
| 7215.90 | Other: | — |
| 7215.90.10 | Not cold-formed | Free |
| 7215.90.30 | Cold-formed | Free |
| 7215.90.50 | Other | Free |
| 7216 | Angles, shapes and sections of iron or nonalloy steel: | — |
| 7216.10.00 | U, I or H sections, not further worked than hot-rolled, hot-drawn or extruded, of a height of less t... | Free |
| 7216.21.00 | L sections | Free |
| 7216.22.00 | T sections | Free |
| 7216.31.00 | U sections | Free |
| 7216.32.00 | I sections (standard beams) | Free |
| 7216.33.00 | H sections | Free |
| 7216.40.00 | L or T sections, not further worked than hot-rolled, hot-drawn or extruded, of a height of 80 mm or ... | Free |
| 7216.50.00 | Other angles, shapes and sections, not further worked than hot-rolled, hot-drawn or extruded | Free |
| 7216.61.00 | Obtained from flat-rolled products | Free |
| 7216.69.00 | Other | Free |
| 7216.91.00 | Cold-formed or cold-finished from flat-rolled products | Free |
| 7216.99.00 | Other | Free |
| 7217 | Wire of iron or nonalloy steel: | — |
| 7217.10 | Not plated or coated, whether or not polished: | — |
| 7217.10.10 | Of a thickness not exceeding 0.25 mm | Free |
| 7217.10.20 | Of a thickness exceeding 0.25 mm but not exceeding 1.25 mm | Free |
| 7217.10.30 | Of a thickness exceeding 1.25 mm | Free |
| 7217.10.40 | With a diameter of less than 1.5 mm | Free |
| 7217.10.50 | With a diameter of 1.5 mm or more | Free |
| 7217.10.60 | Other wire | Free |
| 7217.10.70 | Flat wire | Free |
| 7217.10.80 | Round wire | Free |
| 7217.10.90 | Other wire | Free |
| 7217.20 | Plated or coated with zinc: | — |
| 7217.20.15 | Flat wire | Free |
| 7217.20.30 | With a diameter of 1.5 mm or more and containing by weight less than 0.25 percent of carbon | Free |
| 7217.20.45 | Other | Free |
| 7217.20.60 | Containing by weight less than 0.25 percent of carbon | Free |
| 7217.20.75 | Other | Free |
| 7217.30 | Plated or coated with other base metals: | — |
| 7217.30.15 | Flat wire | Free |
| 7217.30.30 | With a diameter of 1.5 mm or more and containing by weight less than 0.25 percent of carbon | Free |
| 7217.30.45 | Other | Free |
| 7217.30.60 | Containing by weight less than 0.25 percent of carbon | Free |
| 7217.30.75 | Other | Free |
| 7217.90 | Other: | — |
| 7217.90.10 | Coated with plastics | Free |
| 7217.90.50 | Other | Free |
| 7218 | Stainless steel in ingots or other primary forms; semi-finished products of stainless steel: | — |
| 7218.10.00 | Ingots and other primary forms | Free |
| 7218.91.00 | Of rectangular (other than square) cross-section | Free |
| 7218.99.00 | Other | Free |
| 7219 | Flat-rolled products of stainless steel, of a width of 600 mm or more: | — |
| 7219.11.00 | Of a thickness exceeding 10 mm | Free |
| 7219.12.00 | Of a thickness of 4.75 mm or more but not exceeding 10 mm | Free |
| 7219.13.00 | Of a thickness of 3 mm or more but less than 4.75 mm | Free |
| 7219.14.00 | Of a thickness of less than 3 mm | Free |
| 7219.21.00 | Of a thickness exceeding 10 mm | Free |
| 7219.22.00 | Of a thickness of 4.75 mm or more but not exceeding 10 mm | Free |
| 7219.23.00 | Of a thickness of 3 mm or more but less than 4.75 mm | Free |
| 7219.24.00 | Of a thickness of less than 3 mm | Free |
| 7219.31.00 | Of a thickness of 4.75 mm or more | Free |
| 7219.32.00 | Of a thickness of 3 mm or more but less than 4.75 mm | Free |
| 7219.33.00 | Of a thickness exceeding 1 mm but less than 3 mm | Free |
| 7219.34.00 | Of a thickness of 0.5 mm or more but not exceeding 1 mm | Free |
| 7219.35.00 | Of a thickness of less than 0.5 mm | Free |
| 7219.90.00 | Other | Free |
| 7220 | Flat-rolled products of stainless steel, of a width of less than 600 mm: | — |
| 7220.11.00 | Of a thickness of 4.75 mm or more | Free |
| 7220.12 | Of a thickness of less than 4.75 mm: | — |
| 7220.12.10 | Of a width of 300 mm or more | Free |
| 7220.12.50 | Of a width of less than 300 mm | Free |
| 7220.20 | Not further worked than cold-rolled (cold-reduced): | — |
| 7220.20.10 | Of a width of 300 mm or more | Free |
| 7220.20.60 | Of a thickness exceeding 1.25 mm | Free |
| 7220.20.70 | Of a thickness exceeding 0.25 mm but not exceeding 1.25 mm | Free |
| 7220.20.80 | Razor blade steel | Free |
| 7220.20.90 | Other | Free |
| 7220.90.00 | Other | Free |
| 7221.00.00 | Bars and rods, hot-rolled, in irregularly wound coils, of stainless steel | Free |
| 7222 | Other bars and rods of stainless steel; angles, shapes and sections of stainless steel: | — |
| 7222.11.00 | Of circular cross-section | Free |
| 7222.19.00 | Other | Free |
| 7222.20.00 | Bars and rods, not further worked than cold-formed or cold-finished | Free |
| 7222.30.00 | Other bars and rods | Free |
| 7222.40 | Angles, shapes and sections: | — |
| 7222.40.30 | Hot-rolled, not drilled, not punched and not otherwise advanced | Free |
| 7222.40.60 | Other | Free |
| 7223.00 | Wire of stainless steel: | — |
| 7223.00.10 | Round wire | Free |
| 7223.00.50 | Flat wire | Free |
| 7223.00.90 | Other | Free |
| 7224 | Other alloy steel in ingots or other primary forms; semi-finished products of other alloy steel: | — |
| 7224.10.00 | Ingots and other primary forms | Free |
| 7224.90.00 | Other | Free |
| 7225 | Flat-rolled products of other alloy steel, of a width of 600 mm or more: | — |
| 7225.11.00 | Grain-oriented | Free |
| 7225.19.00 | Other | Free |
| 7225.30 | Other, not further worked than hot-rolled, in coils: | — |
| 7225.30.11 | Of tool steel | Free |
| 7225.30.30 | Other | Free |
| 7225.30.51 | Of tool steel | Free |
| 7225.30.70 | Other | Free |
| 7225.40 | Other, not further worked than hot-rolled, not in coils: | — |
| 7225.40.11 | Of tool steel | Free |
| 7225.40.30 | Other | Free |
| 7225.40.51 | Of tool steel | Free |
| 7225.40.70 | Other | Free |
| 7225.50 | Other, not further worked than cold-rolled (cold-reduced): | — |
| 7225.50.11 | Of tool steel | Free |
| 7225.50.60 | Of a thickness of 4.75 mm or more | Free |
| 7225.50.70 | Heat-resisting steel | Free |
| 7225.50.80 | Other | Free |
| 7225.91.00 | Electrolytically plated or coated with zinc | Free |
| 7225.92.00 | Otherwise plated or coated with zinc | Free |
| 7225.99.00 | Other | Free |
| 7226 | Flat-rolled products of other alloy steel, of a width of less than 600 mm: | — |
| 7226.11 | Grain-oriented: | — |
| 7226.11.10 | Of a width of 300 mm or more | Free |
| 7226.11.90 | Of a width of less than 300 mm | Free |
| 7226.19 | Other: | — |
| 7226.19.10 | Of a width of 300 mm or more | Free |
| 7226.19.90 | Of a width of less than 300 mm | Free |
| 7226.20.00 | Of high-speed steel | Free |
| 7226.91 | Not further worked than hot-rolled: | — |
| 7226.91.05 | Of chipper knife steel | Free |
| 7226.91.15 | Of a width of 300 mm or more | Free |
| 7226.91.25 | Of a width of less than 300 mm | Free |
| 7226.91.50 | Of a thickness of 4.75 mm or more | Free |
| 7226.91.70 | Of a width of 300 mm or more | Free |
| 7226.91.80 | Of a width of less than 300 mm | Free |
| 7226.92 | Not further worked than cold-rolled (cold-reduced): | — |
| 7226.92.10 | Of a width of 300 mm or more | Free |
| 7226.92.30 | Of a width of less than 300 mm | Free |
| 7226.92.50 | Of a width of 300 mm or more | Free |
| 7226.92.70 | Of a thickness not exceeding 0.25 mm | Free |
| 7226.92.80 | Of a thickness exceeding 0.25 mm | Free |
| 7226.99.01 | Other | Free |
| 7227 | Bars and rods, hot-rolled, in irregularly wound coils, of other alloy steel: | — |
| 7227.10.00 | Of high-speed steel | Free |
| 7227.20.00 | Of silico-manganese steel | Free |
| 7227.90 | Other: | — |
| 7227.90.10 | Not tempered, not treated, and not partly manufactured | Free |
| 7227.90.20 | Other | Free |
| 7227.90.60 | Other | Free |
| 7228 | Other bars and rods of other alloy steel; angles, shapes and sections, of other alloy steel; hollow ... | — |
| 7228.10.00 | Bars and rods, of high-speed steel | Free |
| 7228.20 | Bars and rods, of silico-manganese steel: | — |
| 7228.20.10 | Not cold-formed | Free |
| 7228.20.50 | Cold-formed | Free |
| 7228.30 | Of tool steel (other than high-speed steel): | — |
| 7228.30.20 | Of ball-bearing steel | Free |
| 7228.30.40 | Of chipper knife steel, not cold-formed | Free |
| 7228.30.60 | Other | Free |
| 7228.30.80 | Other | Free |
| 7228.40.00 | Other bars and rods, not further worked than forged | Free |
| 7228.50 | Other bars and rods, not further worked than cold-formed or cold-finished: | — |
| 7228.50.10 | Of tool steel (other than high-speed steel) | Free |
| 7228.50.50 | Other | Free |
| 7228.60 | Other bars and rods: | — |
| 7228.60.10 | Of tool steel (other than high-speed steel) | Free |
| 7228.60.60 | Not cold-formed | Free |
| 7228.60.80 | Cold-formed | Free |
| 7228.70 | Angles, shapes and sections: | — |
| 7228.70.30 | Hot-rolled, not drilled, not punched and not otherwise advanced | Free |
| 7228.70.60 | Other | Free |
| 7228.80.00 | Hollow drill bars and rods | Free |
| 7229 | Wire of other alloy steel: | — |
| 7229.20.00 | Of silico-manganese steel | Free |
| 7229.90 | Other: | — |
| 7229.90.05 | Of high-speed steel | Free |
| 7229.90.10 | Flat wire | Free |
| 7229.90.50 | Round wire | Free |
| 7229.90.90 | Other wire | Free |
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Chapter 72 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule covers chapter 72. It contains 331 tariff codes classifying specific products for US import duty purposes.
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