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HTS 7202.29.00.50 is the U.S. Harmonized Tariff Schedule classification for Ferroalloys, other. It's a 10-digit statistical line in Chapter 72: Iron and steel, Section XV: Base Metals and Articles of Base Metal, used by U.S. Customs and Border Protection to determine the duty rate at entry. 8 active AD/CVD orders flag this code.
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Active orders that may apply to imports under this HTS code. HTS coverage is advisory — actual scope depends on each order's product description. Run the AD/CVD lookup → to check whether your specific shipment is in scope.
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Past CBP decisions classifying real products under this HTS code. Useful precedent when classifying a similar product — each ruling shows how CBP interpreted the code for a specific case.
The tariff classification of ferrosilicon from Brazil
The tariff classification of ferrosilicon (Duramet) from Canada.
Source: CBP CROSS (view all rulings on rulings.cbp.gov →)
HTS 7202.29.00.50 is the U.S. Harmonized Tariff Schedule classification for Ferroalloys, other. It belongs to Chapter 72 of the HTSUS.
The general (Column 1) duty rate for HTS 7202.29.00.50 is Free. This is the most-favored-nation (MFN) rate that applies to imports from World Trade Organization member countries.
The Column 2 rate for HTS 7202.29.00.50 is 4.4¢/kg on silicon content. This rate applies to imports from countries that do not have normal trade relations with the United States (currently Cuba and North Korea).
No active Chapter 99 tariff overlays (Section 301, Section 232, IEEPA reciprocal, etc.) currently flag HTS 7202.29.00.50 in Tandom's catalog. Use the calculator's date + origin inputs to confirm against any retroactive overlay you may be filing.
Yes — 8 AD/CVD orders flag this code: A-821-838 (AD, Russia), A-557-828 (AD, Malaysia), A-834-812 (AD, Kazakhstan) plus 5 more. Open the code page for deposit rates, scope determinations, and the linked case lookups.
Section and chapter notes that govern this code
Throughout this schedule, the expression 'base metals' means: iron and steel, copper, nickel, aluminum, lead, zinc, tin, tungsten (wolfram), molybdenum, tantalum, magnesium, cobalt, bismuth, cadmium, titanium, zirconium, antimony, manganese, beryllium, chromium, germanium, vanadium, gallium, hafnium, indium, niobium (columbium), rhenium, and thallium.
In this chapter and, in the case of notes (d), (e), and (f) throughout the tariff schedule, the following expressions have the meanings hereby assigned: (a) 'Pig iron': Iron-carbon alloys not usefully malleable, containing by weight more than 2 percent of carbon; (b) 'Spiegeleisen': Iron-carbon-manganese alloys containing by weight more than 6 percent but not more than 30 percent of manganese; (f) 'Flat-rolled products' and 'bars and rods' have defined cross-section and dimension requirements.
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