HTS heading 7218
Stainless steel in ingots or other primary forms; semi-finished products of stainless steel — 12 codes under this heading, with the duty on each.
| Code | Description | General rate | Units |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7218 | Stainless steel in ingots or other primary forms; semi-finished products of stainless steel + Ch. 99 | not stated | — |
| 7218.10.00.00 | Ingots and other primary forms + Ch. 99 | Free | kg |
| 7218.91.00 | Of rectangular (other than square) cross-section + Ch. 99 | Free | — |
| 7218.91.00.15 | Having a cross-sectional area of less than 232 cm2 + Ch. 99 | Free (inherited from 7218.91.00) | kg |
| 7218.91.00.30 | Having a cross-sectional area of 232 cm2 or more + Ch. 99 | Free (inherited from 7218.91.00) | kg |
| 7218.91.00.60 | Having a width at least four times the thickness + Ch. 99 | Free (inherited from 7218.91.00) | kg |
| 7218.99.00 | Other + Ch. 99 | Free | — |
| 7218.99.00.15 | Having a cross-sectional area of less than 232 cm2 + Ch. 99 | Free (inherited from 7218.99.00) | kg |
| 7218.99.00.30 | Having a cross-sectional area of 232 cm2 or more + Ch. 99 | Free (inherited from 7218.99.00) | kg |
| 7218.99.00.45 | Having a cross-sectional area of less than 232 cm2 + Ch. 99 | Free (inherited from 7218.99.00) | kg |
| 7218.99.00.60 | Having a cross-sectional area of 232 cm2 or more + Ch. 99 | Free (inherited from 7218.99.00) | kg |
| 7218.99.00.90 | Other + Ch. 99 | Free (inherited from 7218.99.00) | kg |
8 of these lines state no rate of their own and inherit one from the line above, which is how the schedule is read. Each says which line it came from.
Additional duties may apply
12 lines here reference Chapter 99, where Section 301, Section 232 and other additional duties live. Those are charged on top of the general rate and depend on where the goods were made. What those provisions are.
Source: Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States, U.S. International Trade Commission (public domain). Classification and the duties that finally apply to a shipment are a licensed customs broker's call.