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HTS 7217.30.45.20 is the U.S. Harmonized Tariff Schedule classification for Plated or coated with other base metals, containing by weight 0.25 percent or more but less than 0.6 percent or carbon. 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. 14 Chapter 99 tariff modifications currently stack on top of the base rate.
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Chapter 99 overlays that stack on the base rate
| Code | Authority | Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 9903.80.01 | section_232 | The duty provided in the applicable subheading + 25% |
| 9903.80.47 | section_232 | Free |
| 9903.80.61 | section_232 | The duty provided in the applicable subheading + 25% |
| 9903.81.08 | section_232 | Free |
| 9903.81.67 | section_232 | Free |
| 9903.81.83 | section_232 | The duty provided in the applicable subheading + 25% |
| 9903.81.85 | section_232 | The duty provided in the applicable subheading + 25% |
| 9903.81.87 | section_232 | The duty provided in the applicable subheading + 50%. |
| 9903.81.88 | section_232 | The duty provided in the applicable subheading + 50%. |
| 9903.81.94 | section_232 | The duty provided in the applicable subheading + 25% |
| 9903.81.95 | section_232 | The duty provided in the applicable subheading + 25% |
| 9903.82.02 | section_232 | 50% |
| 9903.82.04 | section_232 | 25% |
| 9903.82.18 | section_232 | no change |
HTS 7217.30.45.20 is the U.S. Harmonized Tariff Schedule classification for Plated or coated with other base metals, containing by weight 0.25 percent or more but less than 0.6 percent or carbon. It belongs to Chapter 72 of the HTSUS.
The general (Column 1) duty rate for HTS 7217.30.45.20 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 7217.30.45.20 is 25%. This rate applies to imports from countries that do not have normal trade relations with the United States (currently Cuba and North Korea).
Yes — HTS 7217.30.45.20 is covered by section_232 provision 9903.80.01 (The duty provided in the applicable subheading + 25%). 13 additional overlays also touch this code. Open the code page for the full overlay stack with effective dates and country scopes.
No active AD/CVD orders currently flag HTS 7217.30.45.20 in Tandom's catalog. Tandom monitors Federal Register notices daily; a flag will appear here within 24h of any new order's publication.
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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