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Tandom · Duty calculator
Add country, entered value, and entry date to estimate the base rate, potentially applicable Chapter 99 duties, and customs fees. AD/CVD scope requires a separate review.
HTS 7204.49.00.60 is the U.S. Harmonized Tariff Schedule classification for Ferrous waste and scrap; remelting scrap ingots of iron or steel, cut plate and structural. 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. No Chapter 99 flags or potentially relevant AD/CVD order flags are linked to this code in Tandom's current catalog view.
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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.
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HTS 7204.49.00.60 is the U.S. Harmonized Tariff Schedule classification for Ferrous waste and scrap; remelting scrap ingots of iron or steel, cut plate and structural. It belongs to Chapter 72 of the HTSUS.
The general (Column 1) duty rate for HTS 7204.49.00.60 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 7204.49.00.60 is 74¢/t. This rate applies to imports from countries that do not have normal trade relations with the United States (currently Belarus, Cuba, North Korea, and Russia).
No Chapter 99 flags are linked to HTS 7204.49.00.60 in Tandom's current catalog view. Use the calculator's date, origin, and product inputs to check a specific entry scenario.
Tandom's current catalog view links no potentially relevant AD/CVD order flags to HTS 7204.49.00.60. Check current Commerce scope materials and Federal Register notices before relying on an HTS-only screen.
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.
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