What does HTS Chapter 72 cover?

Chapter 72 of the U.S. Harmonized Tariff Schedule (HTSUS) covers Iron and steel. It sits within Section XV: Base Metals and Articles of Base Metal. Tandom's catalog lists all 558 10-digit statistical lines and 27 4-digit headings in this chapter.

What is the typical U.S. duty rate for Chapter 72 imports?

General (Column 1) duty rates for ad-valorem lines range from 1.1% to 10% (median 3.9%); roughly 96% of lines enter duty-free. Use the calculator linked from each code page to compute the full landed rate, including Section 301/232 overlays, IEEPA tariffs, and AD/CVD deposits where applicable.

Are Section 301 or Section 232 tariffs applied to Chapter 72 products?

Section 301 (China) and Section 232 (steel, aluminum, copper) tariffs are layered on top of the base HTSUS rate via Chapter 99 provisions. Whether they apply to a specific 10-digit line in Chapter 72 depends on the product's country of origin, material content, and the active proclamation. Open any code in this chapter to see the live overlay stack and effective rate.

Are there antidumping or countervailing duty (AD/CVD) orders covering Chapter 72 products?

AD/CVD orders are issued at the case level by the Department of Commerce against specific products from specific countries. Tandom's AD/CVD catalog cross-references every active order to the HTS codes it covers — open any code in Chapter 72 to see flagged orders, deposit rates, and the underlying scope determinations.

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Section XV: Base Metals and Articles of Base Metal

Chapter 72: Iron and steel

Chapter 72 of the U.S. Harmonized Tariff Schedule covers Iron and steel and sits within Section XV: Base Metals and Articles of Base Metal.

About Chapter 72

Chapter 72 contains 558 10-digit statistical lines grouped under 27 4-digit headings. Brokers, importers, and customs counsel use these codes to declare iron and steel on entry summaries (CBP Form 7501) and to look up the applicable Column 1, Special, and Column 2 duty rates.

General (Column 1) duty rates for ad-valorem lines in Chapter 72 range from 1.1% to 10%, with a median of 3.9%. About 96% of the chapter's lines (533 of 558) enter duty-free under the general rate. Special-program rates (USMCA, KORUS, GSP, AGOA, and others) and Chapter 99 overlays modify these base rates for qualifying shipments.

Every code page links into the Tandom Tariff Calculator with the HTS code prefilled, so you can compute the full landed duty for a specific shipment by entering value, country of origin, and (where relevant) material content or date of entry. Tandom's data refreshes daily from USITC HTSUS, CBP CSMS, the Federal Register, and the Department of Commerce — the same authoritative sources the trade community files against.

Code	Description	General	Column 2	Special	Units
7201.10.00.00	Nonalloy pig iron containing by weight 0.5 percent or less of phosphorus	Free	$1.11/t	—	t
7201.20.00.00	Nonalloy pig iron containing by weight more than 0.5 percent of phosphorus	Free	$1.11/t	—	t
7201.50	Alloy pig iron; spiegeleisen:	—	—	—	—
7201.50.30.00	·Alloy pig iron	Free	$1.11/t	—	t
7201.50.60.00	·Spiegeleisen	Free	0.5%	—	t

Code	Description	General	Column 2	Special	Units
7202.11	·Containing by weight more than 2 percent of carbon:	—	—	—	—
7202.11.10.00	··Containing by weight more than 2 percent but not more than 4 percent of carbon	1.4%

Code	Description	General	Column 2	Special	Units
7203.10.00.00	Ferrous products obtained by direct reduction of iron ore	Free	$2.21/t	—	t
7203.90.00.00	Other	Free

Code	Description	General	Column 2	Special	Units
7204.10.00.00	Waste and scrap of cast iron	Free	74¢/t	—	t
7204.21.00.00	·Of stainless steel	Free	74¢/t

Code	Description	General	Column 2	Special	Units
7205.10.00.00	Granules	Free	3%	—	kg
7205.21.00.00	·Of alloy steel	Free	45%

Code	Description	General	Column 2	Special	Units
7207.11.00.00	·Of rectangular (including square) cross section, the width measuring less than twice the thickness	Free	20%	—	kg
7207.12.00	·Other, of rectangular (other than square) cross section

Code	Description	General	Column 2	Special	Units
7208.10	In coils, not further worked than hot-rolled, with patterns in relief:	—	—	—	—
7208.10.15.00	·Pickled	Free

Code	Description	General	Column 2	Special	Units
7209.15.00.00	·Of a thickness of 3 mm or more	Free	0.4¢/kg + 20%	—	kg
7209.16.00	·Of a thickness exceeding 1 mm but less than 3 mm

Code	Description	General	Column 2	Special	Units
7210.11.00.00	·Of a thickness of 0.5 mm or more	Free	6%	—	kg
7210.12.00.00	·Of a thickness of less than 0.5 mm	Free

Code	Description	General	Column 2	Special	Units
7211.13.00.00	·Universal mill plate	Free	20%	—	kg
7211.14.00	·Other, of a thickness of 4.75 mm or more	Free

Code	Description	General	Column 2	Special	Units
7212.10.00.00	Plated or coated with tin	Free	6%	—	kg
7212.20.00.00	Electrolytically plated or coated with zinc	Free	21.5%

Code	Description	General	Column 2	Special	Units
7213.10.00.00	Concrete reinforcing bars and rods	Free	20%	—	kg
7213.20.00	Other, of free-cutting steel	Free	5.5%

Code	Description	General	Column 2	Special	Units
7214.10.00.00	Forged	Free	20%	—	kg
7214.20.00.00	Concrete reinforcing bars and rods	Free

Code	Description	General	Column 2	Special	Units
7215.10.00	Of free-cutting steel, not further worked than cold-formed or cold-finished	Free	0.3¢/kg + 20%	—	—
7215.10.00.10	·Containing by weight 0.1 percent or more of lead	Free

Code	Description	General	Column 2	Special	Units
7216.10.00	U, I or H sections, not further worked than hot-rolled, hot-drawn or extruded, of a height of less than 80 mm	Free	2%	—	—
7216.10.00.10	·U sections	Free

Code	Description	General	Column 2	Special	Units
7217.10	Not plated or coated, whether or not polished:	—	—	—	—
7217.10.10.00	···Of a thickness not exceeding 0.25 mm	Free	25%

Code	Description	General	Column 2	Special	Units
7218.10.00.00	Ingots and other primary forms	Free	29%	—	kg
7218.91.00	·Of rectangular (other than square) cross-section	Free

Code	Description	General	Column 2	Special	Units
7219.11.00	·Of a thickness exceeding 10 mm	Free	29%	—	—
7219.11.00.30	··Of a width not exceeding 1575 mm	Free

Code	Description	General	Column 2	Special	Units
7220.11.00.00	·Of a thickness of 4.75 mm or more	Free	29%	—	kg
7220.12	·Of a thickness of less than 4.75 mm:	—

Code	Description	General	Column 2	Special	Units
7221.00.00	Bars and rods, hot-rolled, in irregularly wound coils, of stainless steel	Free	11%	—	—
7221.00.00.05	Of high-nickel alloy steel	—	—

Code	Description	General	Column 2	Special	Units
7222.11.00	·Of circular cross-section	Free	29%	—	—
7222.11.00.01	··Electroslag or vacuum arc remelted	Free

Code	Description	General	Column 2	Special	Units
7223.00	Wire of stainless steel:	—	—	—	—
7223.00.10	Round wire	Free	34%	—

Code	Description	General	Column 2	Special	Units
7224.10.00	Ingots and other primary forms	Free	28%	—	—
7224.10.00.05	·Of high-nickel alloy steel	Free

Code	Description	General	Column 2	Special	Units
7225.11.00.00	·Grain-oriented	Free	28%	—	kg
7225.19.00.00	·Other	Free	28%

Code	Description	General	Column 2	Special	Units
7226.11	·Grain-oriented:	—	—	—	—
7226.11.10.00	··Of a width of 300 mm or more	Free	28%

Exclusions from Section XV

Parts of General Use

Classification of Composite Articles

Alloy Classification Rules

Iron vs. Nonalloy Steel vs. Stainless

Definitions — Iron and Steel Products

7201Pig iron and spiegeleisen in pigs, blocks or other primary forms:

7202Ferroalloys:

7203Ferrous products obtained by direct reduction of iron ore and other spongy ferrous products, in lumps, pellets or similar forms; iron having a minimum purity by weight of 99.94 percent, in lumps, pellets or similar forms:

7204Ferrous waste and scrap; remelting scrap ingots of iron or steel:

7205Granules and powders, of pig iron, spiegeleisen, iron or steel:

7206Iron and nonalloy steel in ingots or other primary forms (excluding iron of heading 7203):

7207Semifinished products of iron or nonalloy steel:

7208Flat-rolled products of iron or nonalloy steel, of a width of 600 mm or more, hot-rolled, not clad, plated or coated:

7209Flat-rolled products of iron or nonalloy steel, of a width of 600 mm or more, cold-rolled (cold-reduced), not clad, plated or coated:

7210Flat-rolled products of iron or nonalloy steel, of a width of 600 mm or more, clad, plated or coated:

7211Flat-rolled products of iron or nonalloy steel, of a width of less than 600 mm, not clad, plated or coated:

7212Flat-rolled products of iron or nonalloy steel, of a width of less than 600 mm, clad, plated or coated:

7213Bars and rods, hot-rolled, in irregularly wound coils, of iron or nonalloy steel:

7214Other bars and rods of iron or nonalloy steel, not further worked than forged, hot-rolled, hot-drawn or hot-extruded, but including those twisted after rolling:

7215Other bars and rods of iron or nonalloy steel:

7216Angles, shapes and sections of iron or nonalloy steel:

7217Wire of iron or nonalloy steel:

7218Stainless steel in ingots or other primary forms; semi-finished products of stainless steel:

7219Flat-rolled products of stainless steel, of a width of 600 mm or more:

7220Flat-rolled products of stainless steel, of a width of less than 600 mm:

7221

7222Other bars and rods of stainless steel; angles, shapes and sections of stainless steel:

7223

7224Other alloy steel in ingots or other primary forms; semi-finished products of other alloy steel:

7225Flat-rolled products of other alloy steel, of a width of 600 mm or more:

7226Flat-rolled products of other alloy steel, of a width of less than 600 mm:

7227Bars and rods, hot-rolled, in irregularly wound coils, of other alloy steel:

7228Other bars and rods of other alloy steel; angles, shapes and sections, of other alloy steel; hollow drill bars and rods, of alloy or nonalloy steel:

7229Wire of other alloy steel:

Frequently asked questions

What does HTS Chapter 72 cover?

What is the typical U.S. duty rate for Chapter 72 imports?

Are Section 301 or Section 232 tariffs applied to Chapter 72 products?

Are there antidumping or countervailing duty (AD/CVD) orders covering Chapter 72 products?

`7201`Pig iron and spiegeleisen in pigs, blocks or other primary forms:

`7202`Ferroalloys:

`7203`Ferrous products obtained by direct reduction of iron ore and other spongy ferrous products, in lumps, pellets or similar forms; iron having a minimum purity by weight of 99.94 percent, in lumps, pellets or similar forms:

`7204`Ferrous waste and scrap; remelting scrap ingots of iron or steel:

`7205`Granules and powders, of pig iron, spiegeleisen, iron or steel:

`7206`Iron and nonalloy steel in ingots or other primary forms (excluding iron of heading 7203):

`7207`Semifinished products of iron or nonalloy steel:

`7208`Flat-rolled products of iron or nonalloy steel, of a width of 600 mm or more, hot-rolled, not clad, plated or coated:

`7209`Flat-rolled products of iron or nonalloy steel, of a width of 600 mm or more, cold-rolled (cold-reduced), not clad, plated or coated:

`7210`Flat-rolled products of iron or nonalloy steel, of a width of 600 mm or more, clad, plated or coated:

`7211`Flat-rolled products of iron or nonalloy steel, of a width of less than 600 mm, not clad, plated or coated:

`7212`Flat-rolled products of iron or nonalloy steel, of a width of less than 600 mm, clad, plated or coated:

`7213`Bars and rods, hot-rolled, in irregularly wound coils, of iron or nonalloy steel:

`7214`Other bars and rods of iron or nonalloy steel, not further worked than forged, hot-rolled, hot-drawn or hot-extruded, but including those twisted after rolling:

`7215`Other bars and rods of iron or nonalloy steel:

`7216`Angles, shapes and sections of iron or nonalloy steel:

`7217`Wire of iron or nonalloy steel:

`7218`Stainless steel in ingots or other primary forms; semi-finished products of stainless steel:

`7219`Flat-rolled products of stainless steel, of a width of 600 mm or more:

`7220`Flat-rolled products of stainless steel, of a width of less than 600 mm:

`7221`

`7222`Other bars and rods of stainless steel; angles, shapes and sections of stainless steel:

`7223`

`7224`Other alloy steel in ingots or other primary forms; semi-finished products of other alloy steel:

`7225`Flat-rolled products of other alloy steel, of a width of 600 mm or more:

`7226`Flat-rolled products of other alloy steel, of a width of less than 600 mm:

`7227`Bars and rods, hot-rolled, in irregularly wound coils, of other alloy steel:

`7228`Other bars and rods of other alloy steel; angles, shapes and sections, of other alloy steel; hollow drill bars and rods, of alloy or nonalloy steel:

`7229`Wire of other alloy steel:

Code	Description	General	Column 2	Special	Units
7227.10.00.00	Of high-speed steel	Free	14%	—	kg
7227.20.00	Of silico-manganese steel	Free	10%

Code	Description	General	Column 2	Special	Units
7228.10.00	Bars and rods, of high-speed steel	Free	32%	—	—
7228.10.00.10	·Not cold-formed	Free

Code	Description	General	Column 2	Special	Units
7229.20.00	Of silico-manganese steel	Free	33%	—	—
7229.20.00.10	··Plated or coated with copper	Free	33%