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Steel flat-rolled products: statutory & effective tariff rates

Statutory HTS duty rates for 69 steel flat-rolled products tariff lines (MFN Free), from USITC. Effective rate May 2026: 47.91%; monthly history since 2014.

Statutory rates from the schedule

  • Hot- and cold-rolled carbon steel plate, sheet, and coil, bare and coated — the base material for stamping, fabrication, and enclosures. This family covers HTS headings 7208, 7209, 7210, 7211, 7212: 69 eight-digit rate lines with MFN (column 1, general) rates of Free in the 2026 schedule.
  • Chapter 99 flags on individual lines mark Section 301/232 overlay provisions (e.g. 9903.91.01) that apply on top of the MFN column.

What importers actually paid

  • Latest month on record (2026-05): 47.91% effective on $402.2M of imports, versus 23.28% in the same month a year earlier. The monthly archive holds 149 observations from 2014-01 through 2026-05.
  • In 2025, U.S. imports for consumption in this family totaled $6.6B in customs value and paid $1.6B in calculated duties: an effective tariff rate of 23.88%. The effective rate captures Section 301/232 overlays, exclusions, and special-program use that the statutory column cannot.
  • A year earlier the effective rate was 3.97%, so the duty burden rose 19.9 points.
  • Top source countries in 2025: Canada ($2.0B at 24.97%), South Korea ($912.2M at 27.33%), Germany ($769.4M at 17.84%), Taiwan ($570.8M at 34.16%), Netherlands ($473.0M at 19.9%).

Representative rate lines

  • 7208.10.15.00: Pickled — MFN Free
  • 7208.10.30.00: Of a thickness of 4.75 mm or more — MFN Free
  • 7208.10.60.00: Of a thickness of less than 4.75 mm — MFN Free
  • 7208.25.30.00: Of high-strength steel — MFN Free
  • 7208.25.60.00: Other — MFN Free
  • 7208.26.00: Of a thickness of 3 mm or more but less than 4.75 mm — MFN Free
  • 7208.27.00: Of a thickness of less than 3 mm — MFN Free
  • 7208.36.00: Of a thickness exceeding 10 mm — MFN Free

About this data

  • Reference statistics derived from USITC published data. Not a customs ruling; verify rates with a licensed customs broker before relying on them.

Last reviewed 2026-05-12.