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HTS 7308.40.00.00 is the U.S. Harmonized Tariff Schedule classification for Equipment for scaffolding, shuttering, propping or pit- propping. It's a 10-digit statistical line in Chapter 73: Articles of iron or 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. 13 Chapter 99 tariff modifications currently stack on top of the base rate, and 3 active AD/CVD orders flag this code.
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Chapter 99 overlays that stack on the base rate
| Code | Authority | Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 9903.80.03 | section_232 | The duty provided in the applicable subheading + 25% |
| 9903.81.84 | section_232 | The duty provided in the applicable subheading + 25% |
| 9903.81.86 | section_232 | The duty provided in the applicable subheading + 25% |
| 9903.81.90 | section_232 | The duty provided in the applicable subheading + 50%. |
| 9903.81.92 | section_232 | The duty provided in the applicable subheading. |
| 9903.81.93 | section_232 | The duty provided in the applicable subheading + 50%. |
| 9903.81.97 | section_232 | The duty provided in the applicable subheading + 25% |
| 9903.81.99 | section_232 | The duty provided in the applicable subheading + 25% |
| 9903.82.02 | section_232 | 50% |
| 9903.82.04 | section_232 | 25% |
| 9903.82.15 | section_232 | 10% |
| 9903.88.01 | section_301 | The duty provided in the applicable subheading plus 25% |
| 9903.88.15 | section_301 | The duty provided in the applicable subheading + 7.5% |
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.
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 scaffolding rollers from China.
The tariff classification of a “Jack Poster” from China
The tariff classification of a scaffolding jack from Canada
The tariff classification of Adjustable steel post shores from Italy and scaffolding frames with accessories from Taiwan.
Source: CBP CROSS (view all rulings on rulings.cbp.gov →)
HTS 7308.40.00.00 is the U.S. Harmonized Tariff Schedule classification for Equipment for scaffolding, shuttering, propping or pit- propping. It belongs to Chapter 73 of the HTSUS.
The general (Column 1) duty rate for HTS 7308.40.00.00 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 7308.40.00.00 is 45%. 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 7308.40.00.00 is covered by section_232 provision 9903.80.03 (The duty provided in the applicable subheading + 25%). 12 additional overlays also touch this code. Open the code page for the full overlay stack with effective dates and country scopes.
Yes — 3 AD/CVD orders flag this code: C-201-851 (CVD, Mexico), C-570-103 (CVD, China), A-570-102 (AD, China). Open the code page for deposit rates, scope determinations, and the linked case lookups.
Section and chapter notes that govern this code
This section does not cover: (a) Prepared paints, inks, or other products with a basis of metallic flakes or powder (headings 3207 to 3210, 3212, 3213, or 3215); (b) Ferro-cerium and other pyrophoric alloys (heading 3606); (c) Headgear and parts thereof of heading 6506 or 6507; (d) Umbrella frames or other articles of heading 6603; (e) Goods of chapter 71 (for example, precious-metal alloys, base metal clad with precious metal, imitation jewelry); (f) Articles of section XVI (machinery, mechanical appliances, and electrical equipment); (g) Assembled railway or tramway track (heading 8608); (h) Articles of section XVII (vehicles, aircraft, vessels); (ij) Instruments or apparatus of section XVIII (clocks, optical, musical, arms); (k) Lead shot prepared for ammunition (heading 9306); (l) Articles of section XX (furniture, toys, games, sports); or (m) Hand sieves, buttons, pens, pencil holders, pen nibs, monopods, bipods, tripods, and similar articles of section XX.
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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