What is the U.S. tariff rate on steel bar, rod, and wire?

USITC calculated duties imply an effective rate of 37.75% in Jun 2026 (calculated duties ÷ covered customs value, USITC DataWeb). The parseable Column 1 General line-rate range is 0%; individual lines are called “Free” only when the official General field is literally Free, and product, origin, preference and tariff mix can contribute to the observed-rate difference.

What are the statutory MFN line rates for steel bar, rod, and wire?

The parseable Column 1 General line-rate range is 0% across the family's 49 eight-digit HTS lines in the 2026 Harmonized Tariff Schedule (headings 7213, 7214, 7215, 7216, 7217). “Free” means the official General field is literally Free for a line; it does not determine final entry liability.

Which countries supply the most steel bar, rod, and wire to the U.S.?

Top retained sources in 2025: Canada ($579.3M at 19.8%), Mexico ($417.4M at 14.57%), South Korea ($197.9M at 25.4%). Canada holds 19.8% of total family import customs value. Retained sources cover 77.1%; their HHI is 840, a lower bound whose floor falls in the diversified range without classifying the omitted tail.

How much steel bar, rod, and wire does the U.S. import?

$2.9B of customs value in 2025, with $647.4M in USITC Calculated Duties — an effective calculated-duty rate of 22.09%.

Is the U.S. a net importer of steel bar, rod, and wire?

Yes — a net importer in 2025: $2.9B imported vs $1.0B exported (exports are 35% of imports).

What is the customs unit value of steel bar, rod, and wire?

$0.856/kg in 2025, derived as customs value ÷ reported quantity from USITC DataWeb. It is an aggregate across the family's product and origin mix, not a transaction price or supplier quote.

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Steel Bar, Rod, and Wire: Statutory & Effective Tariff Rates

USITC Column 1 General rates for 49 steel bar, rod, and wire HTS lines (parseable range 0%). Effective rate Jun 2026: 37.75%; monthly history since 2014.

The short answer

The observed effective calculated-duty rate on U.S. imports of steel bar, rod, and wire was 37.75% in Jun 2026, up from 29.33% a year earlier — USITC Calculated Duties divided by covered customs value. The Column 1 General line-rate range is 0% across 49 HTS lines in the 2026 schedule; individual lines are called “Free” only when the official General field is literally Free, which still does not determine a shipment’s final duty. Canada is the largest source, holding 19.8% of 2025 imports.

Statutory rates from the schedule

Carbon steel bar, wire rod, angles, shapes, and drawn wire — machining blanks and structural stock. This family covers HTS headings 7213, 7214, 7215, 7216, 7217: 49 eight-digit rate lines with a parseable Column 1 General range of 0% in the 2026 schedule. “Free” means the official General field is literally Free for that line; it does not determine final entry liability.
Chapter 99 references on individual lines (for example, 9903.90.09) identify provisions to review; applicability and any additional duty depend on the entry facts.

Observed calculated-duty data

Latest month on record (2026-06): 37.75% effective on $277.0M of imports, versus 29.33% in the same month a year earlier. The monthly archive holds 150 observations from 2014-01 through 2026-06.
In 2025, U.S. imports for consumption in this family totaled $2.9B in customs value, with $647.4M in USITC reported calculated duty on $2.9B of covered customs value: an effective calculated-duty rate of 22.09%. The aggregate reflects the recorded entry mix but does not attribute the result to a specific legal provision.
A year earlier the effective calculated-duty rate was 3.05%, so the observed rate rose 19.0 points.
Top source countries in 2025: Canada ($579.3M at 19.8%), Mexico ($417.4M at 14.57%), South Korea ($197.9M at 25.4%), Vietnam ($197.6M at 17.47%), India ($187.7M at 7.77%).
Reported freight and insurance equaled 10.72% of covered customs value in 2025 ($242.2M total); charge coverage was 77.1% of customs value, from USITC DataWeb. It is shown alongside the effective calculated-duty rate and is not part of the customs-value duty base.
Customs unit value: 0.8559 per kg in 2025, aggregate declared customs value divided by reported quantity across eligible single-unit lines (USITC DataWeb); not a transaction price.
For scale, 2025 imports in this family equal 0.9% of the U.S. primary metals industry's $311B gross output (2025, BEA).

Representative rate lines

7213.10.00.00: Concrete reinforcing bars and rods · MFN Free
7213.20.00: Other, of free-cutting steel · MFN Free
7213.91.30: Not tempered, not treated and not partly manufactured · MFN Free
7213.91.45.00: Containing by weight 0.6 percent or more of carbon · MFN Free
7213.91.60.00: Other · MFN Free
7213.99.00: Other · MFN Free
7214.10.00.00: Forged · MFN Free
7214.20.00.00: Concrete reinforcing bars and rods · MFN Free

Frequently asked questions

What is the U.S. tariff rate on steel bar, rod, and wire? USITC calculated duties imply an effective rate of 37.75% in Jun 2026 (calculated duties ÷ covered customs value, USITC DataWeb). The parseable Column 1 General line-rate range is 0%; individual lines are called “Free” only when the official General field is literally Free, and product, origin, preference and tariff mix can contribute to the observed-rate difference.
What are the statutory MFN line rates for steel bar, rod, and wire? The parseable Column 1 General line-rate range is 0% across the family's 49 eight-digit HTS lines in the 2026 Harmonized Tariff Schedule (headings 7213, 7214, 7215, 7216, 7217). “Free” means the official General field is literally Free for a line; it does not determine final entry liability.
Which countries supply the most steel bar, rod, and wire to the U.S.? Top retained sources in 2025: Canada ($579.3M at 19.8%), Mexico ($417.4M at 14.57%), South Korea ($197.9M at 25.4%). Canada holds 19.8% of total family import customs value. Retained sources cover 77.1%; their HHI is 840, a lower bound whose floor falls in the diversified range without classifying the omitted tail.
How much steel bar, rod, and wire does the U.S. import? $2.9B of customs value in 2025, with $647.4M in USITC Calculated Duties — an effective calculated-duty rate of 22.09%.
Is the U.S. a net importer of steel bar, rod, and wire? Yes — a net importer in 2025: $2.9B imported vs $1.0B exported (exports are 35% of imports).
What is the customs unit value of steel bar, rod, and wire? $0.856/kg in 2025, derived as customs value ÷ reported quantity from USITC DataWeb. It is an aggregate across the family's product and origin mix, not a transaction price or supplier quote.

About this data

Reference statistics derived from USITC published data. Not a customs ruling. MFN-Free and Special-rate fields describe statutory line coverage only; final entry liability requires origin, date, eligibility, exclusions and other transaction facts. Calculated Duties are statistical estimates, not a cash-collections ledger. Confirm classification, origin, program eligibility, and final entry liability with a licensed customs broker.

Last reviewed 2026-08-31.