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

CodeBase rateGoods
720110FreeNonalloy pig iron containing by weight 0.5 percent or less of phosphorus
720120FreeNonalloy pig iron containing by weight more than 0.5 percent of phosphorus
720150FreeAlloy pig iron; spiegeleisen:
7202111.4%Containing by weight more than 2 percent of carbon:
7202192.3%Other:
7202211.1%Containing by weight more than 55 percent of silicon:
720229FreeOther
7202303.9%Ferrosilicon manganese
7202411.9%Containing by weight more than 4 percent of carbon
7202491.9%Other:
72025010%Ferrosilicon chromium
720260FreeFerronickel
7202704.5%Ferromolybdenum
7202805.6%Ferrotungsten and ferrosilicon tungsten
7202913.7%Ferrotitanium and ferrosilicon titanium
7202924.2%Ferrovanadium
7202935%Ferroniobium:
7202995%Other:
720310FreeFerrous products obtained by direct reduction of iron ore
720390FreeOther
720410FreeWaste and scrap of cast iron
720421FreeOf stainless steel
720429FreeOther
720430FreeWaste and scrap of tinned iron or steel
720441FreeTurnings, shavings, chips, milling waste, sawdust, filings, trimmings and stampings, wheth...
720449FreeOther
720450FreeRemelting scrap ingots
720510FreeGranules
720521FreeOf alloy steel
720529FreeOther
720610FreeIngots
720690FreeOther
720711FreeOf rectangular (including square) cross section, the width measuring less than twice the t...
720712FreeOther, of rectangular (other than square) cross section
720719FreeOther
720720FreeContaining by weight 0.25 percent or more of carbon
720915FreeOf a thickness of 3 mm or more
720916FreeOf a thickness exceeding <il>1 mm</il> but less than 3 mm
720917FreeOf a thickness of 0.5 mm or more but not exceeding <il>1 mm</il>
720918FreeOf a thickness of less than 0.5 mm:
720925FreeOf a thickness of 3 mm or more
720926FreeOf a thickness exceeding <il>1 mm</il> but less than 3 mm
720927FreeOf a thickness of 0.5 mm or more but not exceeding <il>1 mm</il>
720928FreeOf a thickness of less than 0.5 mm
720990FreeOther
721210FreePlated or coated with tin
721220FreeElectrolytically plated or coated with zinc
721230FreeOtherwise plated or coated with zinc:
721240FreePainted, varnished or coated with plastics:
721250FreeOtherwise plated or coated
721260FreeClad
721310FreeConcrete reinforcing bars and rods
721320FreeOther, of free-cutting steel
721391FreeOf circular cross section measuring less than 14 mm in diameter:
721399FreeOther
721610FreeU, I or H sections, not further worked than hot-rolled, hot-drawn or extruded, of a height...
721621FreeL sections
721622FreeT sections
721631FreeU sections
721632FreeI sections (standard beams)
721633FreeH sections
721640FreeL or T sections, not further worked than hot-rolled, hot-drawn or extruded, of a height of...
721650FreeOther angles, shapes and sections, not further worked than hot-rolled, hot-drawn or extrud...
721661FreeObtained from flat-rolled products
721669FreeOther
721691FreeCold-formed or cold-finished from flat-rolled products
721699FreeOther
721710FreeNot plated or coated, whether or not polished:
721720FreePlated or coated with zinc:
721730FreePlated or coated with other base metals:
721790FreeOther:
721810FreeIngots and other primary forms
721891FreeOf rectangular (other than square) cross-section
721899FreeOther
722100FreeBars and rods, hot-rolled, in irregularly wound coils, of stainless steel
722211FreeOf circular cross-section
722219FreeOther
722220FreeBars and rods, not further worked than cold-formed or cold-finished
722230FreeOther bars and rods
722240FreeAngles, shapes and sections:
722300FreeWire of stainless steel:
722410FreeIngots and other primary forms
722490FreeOther
722511FreeGrain-oriented
722519FreeOther
722530FreeOther, not further worked than hot-rolled, in coils:
722540FreeOther, not further worked than hot-rolled, not in coils:
722550FreeOther, not further worked than cold-rolled (cold-reduced):
722591FreeElectrolytically plated or coated with zinc
722592FreeOtherwise plated or coated with zinc
722599FreeOther
722710FreeOf high-speed steel
722720FreeOf silico-manganese steel
722790FreeOther:
722810FreeBars and rods, of high-speed steel
722820FreeBars and rods, of silico-manganese steel:
722830FreeOf tool steel (other than high-speed steel):
722840FreeOther bars and rods, not further worked than forged
722850FreeOther bars and rods, not further worked than cold-formed or cold-finished:
722860FreeOther bars and rods:
722870FreeAngles, shapes and sections:
722880FreeHollow drill bars and rods
722920FreeOf silico-manganese steel
722990FreeOther:

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.

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