Flat-rolled products of iron or nonalloy steel, of a width of less than 600 mm, clad, plated or coated
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Heading 7212 covers flat-rolled iron or nonalloy steel strip that is less than 600 mm wide and has been clad, plated or coated. The heading splits first by coating type: tin, zinc (electrolytic or other), paint, varnish or plastics, other coatings, and clad. Within the zinc and paint groups the subheadings then split by width, with narrower strip broken out by thickness and coil form.
Products in this heading
- Tin plated steel strip in coils
- Electrogalvanized (zinc plated) steel strip under 600 mm wide
- Hot-dip galvanized narrow steel strip cut to length
- Painted or lacquered steel strip used for signs and panels
- Plastic coated steel strip for shelving and trim
- Nickel or chrome plated steel strip
- Clad steel strip with a bonded metal layer
How to choose the right subheading
- Coating material: tin, zinc, paint/varnish/plastics, other coating, or clad
- Width of the strip: under 300 mm, 300 mm to under 600 mm
- For zinc coated strip under 300 mm, the thickness and whether it is in coils of less than 51 mm width
- Metallurgy: nonalloy steel only, stainless and other alloy steel go to other headings
- Form: coils versus cut lengths or sheets
Often confused with
- Heading 7210Coated flat-rolled steel of a width of 600 mm or more
Width of 600 mm or more moves it out of 7212 into heading 7210.
- Heading 7211Uncoated flat-rolled steel strip under 600 mm wide
No plating or coating, so it stays in heading 7211.
- Heading 7220Coated flat-rolled stainless steel strip under 600 mm wide
Stainless steel is classified in chapter 72 headings for stainless, not in nonalloy heading 7212.
- Heading 7226Coated flat-rolled other alloy steel strip under 600 mm wide
Other alloy steel is excluded from nonalloy heading 7212.
- Heading 7208Hot-rolled uncoated steel sheet of 600 mm or more
Wider and not coated, so heading 7208 applies.
Frequently asked questions
What is the HTS code for tin plated steel strip under 600 mm wide?
It is 7212.10.00.00, plated or coated with tin, at a general (MFN) rate of Free.
What is the duty on painted steel strip less than 300 mm wide?
Painted, varnished or coated with plastics strip of a width less than 300 mm falls under 7212.40.10.00 and carries a general (MFN) rate of Free.
How do I classify galvanized steel strip in coils of less than 51 mm width?
Otherwise plated or coated with zinc, width less than 300 mm, thickness exceeding 0.25 mm, in coils of less than 51 mm width, is 7212.30.10.30 at a general (MFN) rate of Free. Zinc coated strip of a width of 300 mm up to 600 mm goes to 7212.30.50.00, also 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 7212
- 7212.10.00.00Plated or coated with tinFree
- 7212.20.00.00Electrolytically plated or coated with zincFree
- 7212.30.10.30Of a width less than 51 mm, in coilsFree
- 7212.30.10.90Of a thickness exceeding 0.25 mm or more / OtherFree
- 7212.30.30.00Of a width of less than 300 mm / OtherFree
- 7212.30.50.00Otherwise plated or coated with zinc / OtherFree
- 7212.40.10.00Of a width of less than 300 mmFree
- 7212.40.50.00Painted, varnished or coated with plastics / OtherFree
- 7212.50.00.00Otherwise plated or coatedFree
- 7212.60.00.00CladFree