HTS Index

HTS heading 7310

Tanks, casks, drums, cans, boxes and similar containers, for any material (other than compressed or liquefied gas), of iron or steel, of a capacity not exceeding 300 liters, whether or not lined or heat insulated, but not fitted with mechanical or thermal equipment — 14 codes under this heading, with the duty on each.

CodeDescriptionGeneral rateUnits
7310Tanks, casks, drums, cans, boxes and similar containers, for any material (other than compressed or liquefied gas), of iron or steel, of a capacity not exceeding 300 liters, whether or not lined or heat insulated, but not fitted with mechanical or thermal equipment + Ch. 99not stated
7310.10.00Of a capacity of 50 liters or more + Ch. 99Free
7310.10.00.05Refillable stainless steel kegs, whether or not pressurized, of a kind described in statistical note 1 to this chapter. + Ch. 99Free (inherited from 7310.10.00)No.
7310.10.00.15Empty steel drums and barrels + Ch. 99Free (inherited from 7310.10.00)No., kg
7310.10.00.90Other + Ch. 99Free (inherited from 7310.10.00)kg
7310.21.00Cans which are to be closed by soldering or crimping + Ch. 99Free
7310.21.00.25Containers, of circular cross section, of a volume capacity between 11.4 liters and 26.6 liters, of a kind used for the conveyance of goods + Ch. 99Free (inherited from 7310.21.00)No.
7310.21.00.70Containers of a circular cross section, of a capacity not exceeding 11.4 liters, of a kind used for aerosols + Ch. 99Free (inherited from 7310.21.00)No.
7310.21.00.75Other + Ch. 99Free (inherited from 7310.21.00)No.
7310.29.00Other + Ch. 99Free
7310.29.00.20Refillable stainless steel kegs, whether or not pressurized, of a kind described in statistical note 1 to this chapter + Ch. 99Free (inherited from 7310.29.00)No.
7310.29.00.30Other + Ch. 99Free (inherited from 7310.29.00)No.
7310.29.00.55Refillable stainless steel kegs, whether or not pressurized, of a kind described in statistical note 1 to this chapter + Ch. 99Free (inherited from 7310.29.00)No.
7310.29.00.65Other + Ch. 99Free (inherited from 7310.29.00)No.

10 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

14 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.