Structures (excluding prefabricated buildings of heading 9406) and parts of structures (for example, bridges and bridge sections, lock gates, towers, lattice masts, roofs, roofing frameworks, doors and windows and their frames and thresholds for doors, shutters, balustrades, pillars and columns) of iron or steel; plates, rods, angles, shapes, sections, tubes and the like, prepared for use in structures, of iron or steel
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Heading 7308 covers iron or steel structures and parts of structures that are made up and ready to install, such as bridges, towers, doors and window frames, and scaffolding equipment. It also covers plates, rods, angles, shapes and tubes that have been prepared for use in structures. The heading is split first by article type into bridges, towers and lattice masts, doors and windows, scaffolding equipment, and a residual Other group, which is then split by material and by specific article.
Products in this heading
- Steel bridge sections and bridge girders
- Tubular steel towers and lattice masts
- Tubular wind turbine towers and their sectional components
- Steel doors, windows, their frames and door thresholds
- Scaffolding, shuttering and propping equipment
- Steel columns, pillars, posts and beams
- Steel grating
How to choose the right subheading
- Article type: bridge or bridge section, tower or lattice mast, door or window, scaffolding equipment, or other structure.
- For towers, whether the article is tubular and whether it is a wind turbine tower.
- For doors and windows, whether the article is of stainless steel or of other steel, and whether it is a window, threshold or other part.
- For columns, pillars, posts, beams and girders, whether the steel is in part of alloy steel.
- For residual Other articles, whether the item is steel grating, sheet-metal roofing or siding, or architectural and ornamental work.
Often confused with
- Heading 9406Prefabricated buildings
Heading 7308 expressly excludes prefabricated buildings, which have their own heading.
- Heading 7314Wire fencing, grill and netting
Fencing and grating made from wire is classified as cloth, grill, netting or fencing of wire.
- Heading 7318Bolts, screws and nuts for structural assembly
Fasteners are classified separately even when used to join structures.
- Heading 7307Tube and pipe fittings such as elbows and couplings
Fittings are not structural parts and go to the fittings heading.
- Heading 7315Chain and parts of chain
Chain is a separate article of iron or steel.
Frequently asked questions
What is the HTS code for steel doors and their frames?
Stainless steel doors, windows, frames and thresholds go in 7308.30.10.00. Doors and frames of other steel are classified in 7308.30.50.50, while windows and their frames go in 7308.30.50.15.
What is the duty on scaffolding equipment?
Equipment for scaffolding, shuttering, propping or pit-propping is classified in 7308.40.00.00 and carries a general (MFN) rate of Free.
How do I classify a tubular wind turbine tower?
Tubular wind turbine towers, whether or not tapered, and their sectional components go in 7308.20.00.35 at a general (MFN) rate of Free. Other tubular towers and lattice masts go in 7308.20.00.30, 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 7308
- 7308.10.00.00Bridges and bridge sectionsFree
- 7308.20.00.30Tubular, whether or not tapered, and sectional components thereofFree
- 7308.20.00.35Tubular wind turbine towers, whether or not tapered, and sectional components thereofFree
- 7308.20.00.90Towers and lattice masts / OtherFree
- 7308.30.10.00Doors, windows and their frames and thresholds for doors / Of stainless steelFree
- 7308.30.50.15Doors, windows and their frames and thresholds for doors / Windows and their framesFree
- 7308.30.50.25Doors, windows and their frames and thresholds for doors / Thresholds for doorsFree
- 7308.30.50.50Doors, windows and their frames and thresholds for doors / OtherFree
- 7308.40.00.00Equipment for scaffolding, shuttering, propping or pit- proppingFree
- 7308.90.30.00Columns, pillars, posts, beams, girders and similar structural units / Not in part of alloy steelFree
- 7308.90.60.00Columns, pillars, posts, beams, girders and similar structural units / OtherFree
- 7308.90.70.00Steel gratingFree
- 7308.90.95.30Sheet-metal roofing, siding, flooring and roof drainage equipmentFree
- 7308.90.95.60Architectural and ornamental workFree
- 7308.90.95.90OtherFree