HS chapter 72 tariff rates
Iron and steel: 104 product categories with real US schedule data.
Chapter 72 at a glance
- Product categories with schedule data: 104
- Tariff lines across those categories: 414
- Most common base rates: Free on 91, 1.9% on 2, 5% on 2, 1.4% on 1, 2.3% on 1
Nearby chapters: Chapter 71 - Chapter 73
All codes in chapter 72
| Code | Base rate | Goods |
|---|---|---|
| 720110 | Free | Nonalloy pig iron containing by weight 0.5 percent or less of phosphorus |
| 720120 | Free | Nonalloy pig iron containing by weight more than 0.5 percent of phosphorus |
| 720150 | Free | Alloy pig iron; spiegeleisen: |
| 720211 | 1.4% | Containing by weight more than 2 percent of carbon: |
| 720219 | 2.3% | Other: |
| 720221 | 1.1% | Containing by weight more than 55 percent of silicon: |
| 720229 | Free | Other |
| 720230 | 3.9% | Ferrosilicon manganese |
| 720241 | 1.9% | Containing by weight more than 4 percent of carbon |
| 720249 | 1.9% | Other: |
| 720250 | 10% | Ferrosilicon chromium |
| 720260 | Free | Ferronickel |
| 720270 | 4.5% | Ferromolybdenum |
| 720280 | 5.6% | Ferrotungsten and ferrosilicon tungsten |
| 720291 | 3.7% | Ferrotitanium and ferrosilicon titanium |
| 720292 | 4.2% | Ferrovanadium |
| 720293 | 5% | Ferroniobium: |
| 720299 | 5% | Other: |
| 720310 | Free | Ferrous products obtained by direct reduction of iron ore |
| 720390 | Free | Other |
| 720410 | Free | Waste and scrap of cast iron |
| 720421 | Free | Of stainless steel |
| 720429 | Free | Other |
| 720430 | Free | Waste and scrap of tinned iron or steel |
| 720441 | Free | Turnings, shavings, chips, milling waste, sawdust, filings, trimmings and stampings, wheth... |
| 720449 | Free | Other |
| 720450 | Free | Remelting scrap ingots |
| 720510 | Free | Granules |
| 720521 | Free | Of alloy steel |
| 720529 | Free | Other |
| 720610 | Free | Ingots |
| 720690 | Free | Other |
| 720711 | Free | Of rectangular (including square) cross section, the width measuring less than twice the t... |
| 720712 | Free | Other, of rectangular (other than square) cross section |
| 720719 | Free | Other |
| 720720 | Free | Containing by weight 0.25 percent or more of carbon |
| 720915 | Free | Of a thickness of 3 mm or more |
| 720916 | Free | Of a thickness exceeding <il>1 mm</il> but less than 3 mm |
| 720917 | Free | Of a thickness of 0.5 mm or more but not exceeding <il>1 mm</il> |
| 720918 | Free | Of a thickness of less than 0.5 mm: |
| 720925 | Free | Of a thickness of 3 mm or more |
| 720926 | Free | Of a thickness exceeding <il>1 mm</il> but less than 3 mm |
| 720927 | Free | Of a thickness of 0.5 mm or more but not exceeding <il>1 mm</il> |
| 720928 | Free | Of a thickness of less than 0.5 mm |
| 720990 | Free | Other |
| 721210 | Free | Plated or coated with tin |
| 721220 | Free | Electrolytically plated or coated with zinc |
| 721230 | Free | Otherwise plated or coated with zinc: |
| 721240 | Free | Painted, varnished or coated with plastics: |
| 721250 | Free | Otherwise plated or coated |
| 721260 | Free | Clad |
| 721310 | Free | Concrete reinforcing bars and rods |
| 721320 | Free | Other, of free-cutting steel |
| 721391 | Free | Of circular cross section measuring less than 14 mm in diameter: |
| 721399 | Free | Other |
| 721610 | Free | U, I or H sections, not further worked than hot-rolled, hot-drawn or extruded, of a height... |
| 721621 | Free | L sections |
| 721622 | Free | T sections |
| 721631 | Free | U sections |
| 721632 | Free | I sections (standard beams) |
| 721633 | Free | H sections |
| 721640 | Free | L or T sections, not further worked than hot-rolled, hot-drawn or extruded, of a height of... |
| 721650 | Free | Other angles, shapes and sections, not further worked than hot-rolled, hot-drawn or extrud... |
| 721661 | Free | Obtained from flat-rolled products |
| 721669 | Free | Other |
| 721691 | Free | Cold-formed or cold-finished from flat-rolled products |
| 721699 | Free | Other |
| 721710 | Free | Not plated or coated, whether or not polished: |
| 721720 | Free | Plated or coated with zinc: |
| 721730 | Free | Plated or coated with other base metals: |
| 721790 | Free | Other: |
| 721810 | Free | Ingots and other primary forms |
| 721891 | Free | Of rectangular (other than square) cross-section |
| 721899 | Free | Other |
| 722100 | Free | Bars and rods, hot-rolled, in irregularly wound coils, of stainless steel |
| 722211 | Free | Of circular cross-section |
| 722219 | Free | Other |
| 722220 | Free | Bars and rods, not further worked than cold-formed or cold-finished |
| 722230 | Free | Other bars and rods |
| 722240 | Free | Angles, shapes and sections: |
| 722300 | Free | Wire of stainless steel: |
| 722410 | Free | Ingots and other primary forms |
| 722490 | Free | Other |
| 722511 | Free | Grain-oriented |
| 722519 | Free | Other |
| 722530 | Free | Other, not further worked than hot-rolled, in coils: |
| 722540 | Free | Other, not further worked than hot-rolled, not in coils: |
| 722550 | Free | Other, not further worked than cold-rolled (cold-reduced): |
| 722591 | Free | Electrolytically plated or coated with zinc |
| 722592 | Free | Otherwise plated or coated with zinc |
| 722599 | Free | Other |
| 722710 | Free | Of high-speed steel |
| 722720 | Free | Of silico-manganese steel |
| 722790 | Free | Other: |
| 722810 | Free | Bars and rods, of high-speed steel |
| 722820 | Free | Bars and rods, of silico-manganese steel: |
| 722830 | Free | Of tool steel (other than high-speed steel): |
| 722840 | Free | Other bars and rods, not further worked than forged |
| 722850 | Free | Other bars and rods, not further worked than cold-formed or cold-finished: |
| 722860 | Free | Other bars and rods: |
| 722870 | Free | Angles, shapes and sections: |
| 722880 | Free | Hollow drill bars and rods |
| 722920 | Free | Of silico-manganese steel |
| 722990 | Free | Other: |
Chapter 72 questions
What does HS chapter 72 cover?
Chapter 72 covers Iron and steel. This page lists the 104 six-digit product categories in it that have real lines in the US tariff schedule, each with its base rate and a link to the full detail page.
Where do these rates come from?
The base rates come from the structured US tariff schedule, read through the Tariff Wire HS lookup. Recent actions come from published Federal Register notices from the last 30 days.
Can I use this page to classify my goods?
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