HTS heading 7302
Railway or tramway track construction material of iron or steel, the following: rails, check-rails and rack rails, switch blades, crossing frogs, point rods and other crossing pieces, sleepers (cross-ties), fish-plates, chairs, chair wedges, sole plates (base plates), rail clips, bedplates, ties and other material specialized for jointing or fixing rails — 20 codes under this heading, with the duty on each.
| Code | Description | General rate | Units |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7302 | Railway or tramway track construction material of iron or steel, the following: rails, check-rails and rack rails, switch blades, crossing frogs, point rods and other crossing pieces, sleepers (cross-ties), fish-plates, chairs, chair wedges, sole plates (base plates), rail clips, bedplates, ties and other material specialized for jointing or fixing rails + Ch. 99 | not stated | — |
| 7302.10 | Rails + Ch. 99 | not stated | — |
| 7302.10.10 | Of iron or nonalloy steel + Ch. 99 | Free | — |
| 7302.10.10.10 | Standard tee rails over 30 kg per meter + Ch. 99 | Free (inherited from 7302.10.10) | kg |
| 7302.10.10.15 | Over 30 kg per meter + Ch. 99 | Free (inherited from 7302.10.10) | kg |
| 7302.10.10.25 | Other + Ch. 99 | Free (inherited from 7302.10.10) | kg |
| 7302.10.10.35 | Standard tee rails over 30 kg per meter + Ch. 99 | Free (inherited from 7302.10.10) | kg |
| 7302.10.10.45 | Over 30 kg per meter + Ch. 99 | Free (inherited from 7302.10.10) | kg |
| 7302.10.10.55 | Other + Ch. 99 | Free (inherited from 7302.10.10) | kg |
| 7302.10.10.65 | Railway rails for rerolling + Ch. 99 | Free (inherited from 7302.10.10) | kg |
| 7302.10.10.75 | Other + Ch. 99 | Free (inherited from 7302.10.10) | kg |
| 7302.10.50 | Of alloy steel + Ch. 99 | Free | — |
| 7302.10.50.20 | New + Ch. 99 | Free (inherited from 7302.10.50) | kg |
| 7302.10.50.40 | Railway rails for rerolling + Ch. 99 | Free (inherited from 7302.10.50) | kg |
| 7302.10.50.60 | Other + Ch. 99 | Free (inherited from 7302.10.50) | kg |
| 7302.30.00.00 | Switch blades, crossing frogs, point rods and other crossing pieces + Ch. 99 | Free | kg |
| 7302.40.00.00 | Fish-plates and sole plates + Ch. 99 | Free | kg |
| 7302.90 | Other + Ch. 99 | not stated | — |
| 7302.90.10.00 | Sleepers (cross-ties) + Ch. 99 | Free | kg |
| 7302.90.90.00 | Other + Ch. 99 | Free | kg |
11 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
20 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.