Semifinished products of iron or nonalloy steel
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Heading 7207 covers semifinished products of iron or nonalloy steel, the intermediate forms that mills cast or roll before making finished flat, long or tubular products. The heading splits first by carbon content: less than 0.25% by weight in 7207.11 through 7207.19, and 0.25% or more in 7207.20. It then splits by cross section shape and by whether the width measures less than or at least a set multiple of the thickness.
Products in this heading
- Square steel billets for rolling into rebar
- Rectangular blooms for structural shapes
- Slabs for hot-rolled coil, width at least four times thickness
- Round billets for tube making
- Low-carbon slab under 0.25% carbon
- High-carbon rectangular billet of 0.25% carbon or more
- Continuous-cast square billet of plain carbon steel
- Forged semifinished block of nonalloy steel later rolled to bar
How to choose the right subheading
- Carbon content by weight: under 0.25% or 0.25% or more
- Cross section shape: rectangular including square, other rectangular, circular, or other
- For rectangular sections, the ratio of width to thickness
- Whether the item is a semifinished shape rather than an ingot or a flat-rolled or long product
Often confused with
- Heading 7218Semifinished products of stainless steel
Stainless steel semifinished forms sit in their own heading, not with nonalloy steel.
- Heading 7224Semifinished products of alloy steel other than stainless
Alloy steel content moves the goods out of the nonalloy series.
- Heading 7206Iron and nonalloy steel in ingots or other primary forms
Ingots are primary forms, not the semifinished shapes of 7207.
- Heading 7208Hot-rolled flat coil of width 600 mm or more
Once the slab is rolled flat, it becomes a flat-rolled product of chapter 72.
- Heading 7204Ferrous waste and scrap and remelting scrap ingots
Scrap and remelting ingots are covered separately from semifinished steel.
Frequently asked questions
What is the HTS code for low-carbon square steel billets?
Square billets containing less than 0.25% carbon, with width less than twice the thickness, are classified in 7207.11.00.00. The general (MFN) rate for 7207.11.00.00 is Free.
What is the duty on wide rectangular steel slabs?
Rectangular semifinished product under 0.25% carbon with width at least four times the thickness goes in 7207.12.00.50. The general (MFN) rate for 7207.12.00.50 is Free.
How do I classify round semifinished bars of higher-carbon steel?
Use the carbon split first: 0.25% or more carbon with circular cross section is 7207.20.00.75. The general (MFN) rate for 7207.20.00.75 is Free.
Guide written from the official schedule text. Rates quoted are general (MFN) rates; check the line page for trade agreement rates and the classification of your exact product.
All lines in heading 7207
- 7207.11.00.00Of rectangular (including square) cross section, the width measuring less than twice the thicknessFree
- 7207.12.00.10Having a width measuring less than four times the thicknessFree
- 7207.12.00.50Having a width measuring at least four times the thicknessFree
- 7207.19.00.30Containing by weight less than 0.25 percent of carbon / Of circular cross sectionFree
- 7207.19.00.90Containing by weight less than 0.25 percent of carbon / OtherFree
- 7207.20.00.25Having a width measuring less than four times the thicknessFree
- 7207.20.00.45Having a width measuring at least four times the thicknessFree
- 7207.20.00.75Containing by weight 0.25 percent or more of carbon / Of circular cross sectionFree
- 7207.20.00.90Containing by weight 0.25 percent or more of carbon / OtherFree