Other bars and rods of iron or nonalloy steel
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Heading 7215 covers bars and rods of iron or nonalloy steel that are not hot-rolled, forged, extruded or otherwise covered by heading 7214, mainly cold-formed or cold-finished material and bars that have been further worked such as plated or coated. The heading splits first by whether the steel is free-cutting, then by whether the bar is only cold-formed, and finally by carbon content and cross-section size for cold-formed bars. The remaining subheadings cover plated or coated bars and other further-worked bars.
Products in this heading
- Cold-drawn free-machining steel bar stock containing lead
- Cold-finished round steel shaft blanks
- Cold-drawn keystock in 0.25 to 0.6% carbon steel
- Nickel-plated cold-drawn steel rod for machining
- Cold-finished flat steel bar under 76 mm across
- Polished steel rod that has been further worked beyond cold forming
How to choose the right subheading
- Whether the steel is free-cutting steel, which controls subheading 7215.10
- Whether the bar is only cold-formed or cold-finished, which controls 7215.50
- Carbon content by weight, split at 0.25% and 0.6%
- Diameter or cross-section size, split at 76 mm and 228 mm
- Whether the bar is plated or coated with metal, which moves it to 7215.90
Often confused with
- Heading 7214Hot-rolled steel bar in straight lengths
Hot-rolled bars that are not further worked are classified in 7214, not 7215.
- Heading 7213Hot-rolled steel rod in irregularly wound coils
Coiled hot-rolled rod stays in 7213 even when it later gets drawn.
- Heading 7217Cold-drawn steel wire
Wire, which is drawn to a small uniform diameter and coiled, falls in 7217.
- Heading 7228Bars of other alloy steel
Alloy steel bar is excluded because 7215 is limited to nonalloy steel.
- Heading 7216Steel angles, shapes and sections
Angles and shapes are classified by profile in 7216, not as bars and rods.
Frequently asked questions
What is the HTS code for cold-finished leaded free-cutting steel bar?
Use 7215.10.00.10 for free-cutting steel not further worked than cold-formed or cold-finished that contains 0.1% or more of lead by weight. Its general (MFN) rate is Free.
What is the duty on cold-drawn nonalloy steel rod under 76 mm with 0.3% carbon?
That bar is classified in 7215.50.00.61, covering cold-formed bar with 0.25% or more but less than 0.6% carbon and a cross section under 76 mm. The general (MFN) rate is Free.
How do I classify metal-coated steel bar that is not cold-formed?
Plated or coated bar that has not been cold-formed goes in 7215.90.10.00 at a general (MFN) rate of Free. If the coated bar is cold-formed, the correct line is 7215.90.30.00, 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 7215
- 7215.10.00.10Containing by weight 0.1 percent or more of leadFree
- 7215.10.00.80Of free-cutting steel, not further worked than cold-formed or cold-finished / OtherFree
- 7215.50.00.16With a diameter or cross section measuring less than 76 mmFree
- 7215.50.00.18With a diameter or cross section measuring 76 mm or more but not exceeding 228 mmFree
- 7215.50.00.20With a diameter or cross section exceeding 228 mmFree
- 7215.50.00.61With a diameter or cross section measuring less than 76 mmFree
- 7215.50.00.63With a diameter or cross section measuring 76 mm or more but not exceeding 228 mmFree
- 7215.50.00.65With a diameter or cross section exceeding 228 mmFree
- 7215.50.00.90Containing by weight 0.6 percent or more of carbonFree
- 7215.90.10.00Plated or coated with metal / Not cold-formedFree
- 7215.90.30.00Plated or coated with metal / Cold-formedFree
- 7215.90.50.00OtherFree