Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States · HTS code · HS 7228.50
7228.50.10: Of tool steel (other than high-speed steel)
Cold-finished alloy steel bars
Not declarable on its own: use one of its 5 subdivisions Data: Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States · checked on 24 October 2026
- 7228 Other bars and rods of other alloy steel; angles, shapes and sections, of other alloy steel; hollow drill bars and rods, of alloy or nonalloy steel:
- 7228.50 Other bars and rods, not further worked than cold-formed or cold-finished:
- 7228.50.10 Of tool steel (other than high-speed steel)
What you pay
Importing into USA
US additional duties of HTS chapter 99 in force on 22 October 2026 are included (Section 301, 232, 338 and 201). IEEPA duties are no longer collected after the Supreme Court ruling of February 2026. Conditional exemptions (US content, end use, metal share) are not computed: check the provision.
Additional duties and import rules
Charges on top of the customs duty, and rules the goods must meet at the border.
Additional duties and charges 5
- Additional dutySection 232 — Steel, aluminium, copper and derivatives 50%
- Applies to goods from
- all countries except United Kingdom, Russia
- In force
- from 6 April 2026
- Legal act
- HTSUS 9903.82.02
- Additional dutySection 232 — Steel, aluminium, copper and derivatives 25%
- Applies to goods from
- United Kingdom
- In force
- from 6 April 2026
- Legal act
- HTSUS 9903.82.04
- Additional dutySection 232 — Steel, aluminium, copper and derivatives 50%
- Applies to goods from
- Russia
- In force
- from 6 April 2026
- Legal act
- HTSUS 9903.82.14
- Additional dutyRussia rate increase (Pub. L. 117-110) — Russian Federation (rates in lieu of column 2) 70%
- Applies to goods from
- Russia
- Legal act
- HTSUS 9903.90.09
- Additional dutySection 301 — China — technology transfer, IP and innovation (2018 actions and 2024 four-year review) 25%
- Applies to goods from
- China
- In force
- from 27 September 2024
- Legal act
- HTSUS 9903.91.01
Subdivisions
- 7228.50.10 Of tool steel (other than high-speed steel) Free
- 7228.50.10.10 Of ball-bearing steel kg
- 7228.50.10.20 Of round or rectangular cross section with surfaces ground, milled or polished kg
- 7228.50.10.40 Other kg
- 7228.50.10.60 Of round or rectangular cross section with surfaces ground, milled or polished kg
- 7228.50.10.80 Other kg
Footnotes
- 9903.90.09 Articles the product of the Russian Federation, as provided for in U.S. note 30(c) to this subchapter and as provided for in the subheadings enumerated in U.S. note 30(d) to this subchapter
Same subheading in other tariffs
7228.50 Other bars and rods, not further worked than cold-formed or cold-finished
UK Free – 50% Third-country duty 5 tariff lines · average 40% 
EU Free Third-country duty 5 tariff lines 
Türkiye Free Third-country duty 6 tariff lines 
Canada Free Third-country duty 3 tariff lines 
Mexico 35% Third-country duty 2 tariff lines 
Brazil 12.6% Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Argentina 12.6% Third-country duty 13 tariff lines 
Peru Free Third-country duty 2 tariff lines 
New Zealand Free Third-country duty 4 tariff lines 
Japan Free Third-country duty 2 tariff lines 
Taiwan Free Third-country duty 13 tariff lines 
GCC 5% Third-country duty 3 tariff lines 
Switzerland Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Norway Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
North Macedonia Free Third-country duty 5 tariff lines 
Nigeria 20% Third-country duty 1 tariff line USA lines: 7228.50
Binding rulings for similar goods
Decisions of U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CROSS) and HMRC (Advance Tariff Rulings) on goods classified here. A ruling binds only its holder, but shows how the authorities classify similar goods. The descriptions are the authorities’ own, in English.
- N326109 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of alloy steel bars from China, Ukraine or Slovenia
- N306038 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of A9 tool steel bars from China, Ukraine or Slovenia
- N303387 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of steel bars from Germany
- N300385 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of bearing quality wire rods from Japan
Legal notes
Additional note
1. The following expressions have the meanings hereby assigned to them:
‘Electrical’: for the purposes of subheadings 72091610, 72091710, 72091810, 72092610, 72092710, 72092810 and 72112320, flat-rolled products which under a current at 50 Hz and a magnetic flux of 1 T have a watt-loss per kilogram, calculated by the Epstein method, of:
2,1 W or less, when their thickness does not exceed 0,20 mm,
3,6 W or less, when their thickness is not less than 0,20 mm but less than 0,60 mm,
6 W or less, when their thickness is not less than 0,60 mm but not greater than 1,50 mm.
‘Tinplate’: for the purposes of subheadings 72101220, 72107010, 72121010 and 72124020, flat-rolled products (of a thickness of less than 0,5 mm) coated with a layer of metal containing, by weight, 97 % or more of tin.
‘Tool steel’: for the purposes of subheadings 72241010, 72249002, 72253010, 72254012, 72269120, 72283020, 72284010, 72285020 and 72286020, alloy steels, other than stainless or high-speed steel, containing, by weight, one of the following compositions, with or without other elements:
less than 0,6 % of carbon
and
0,7 % or more of silicon and 0,05 % or more of vanadium
or
4 % or more of tungsten,
0,8 % or more of carbon
and
0,05 % or more of vanadium,
more than 1,2 % of carbon
and
not less than 11 % but not more than 15 % of chromium,
0,16 % or more but not more than 0,5 % of carbon
and
3,8 % or more but not more than 4,3 % of nickel
and
1,1 % or more but not more than 1,5 % of chromium
and
0,15 % or more but not more than 0,5 % of molybdenum,
0,3 % or more but not more than 0,5 % of carbon
and
1,4 % or more but not more than 2,1 % of chromium
and
0,15 % or more but not more than 0,5 % of molybdenum
and
less than 1,2 % of nickel,
0,3 % or more of carbon
and
less than 5,2 % of chromium
and
0,65 % or more of molybdenum or 0,4 % or more of tungsten,
0,5 % or more but not more than 0,6 % of carbon
and
1,25 % or more but not more than 1,8 % of nickel
and
0,5 % or more but not more than 1,2 % of chromium
and
0,15 % or more but not more than 0,5 % of molybdenum.
In the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States, 7228.50.10 is one of 2 lines under subheading 7228.50, other bars and rods, not further worked than cold-formed or cold-finished.
The general duty is free.
5 statistical sub-lines below it are used in the declaration.
For the same subheading, the UK duty is 0%–50%, the EU duty is free, the Türkiye duty is free, the Canada duty is free, the Mexico duty is 35%, the Brazil duty is 12.6%, the Argentina duty is 12.6%, the Peru duty is free, the New Zealand duty is free, the Japan duty is free, the Taiwan duty is free, the GCC duty is 5%, the Switzerland duty is free, the Norway duty is free, the North Macedonia duty is free and the Nigeria duty is 20%.
The United States imported goods of subheading 7228.50 worth US$204m in 2024; the largest supplier was Italy.
Questions and answers
What is the USA import duty for HTS code 7228.50.10?
The general duty in the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States is free. Preferential rates for goods from agreement countries, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.
Where does the United States import these goods from?
For subheading 7228.50 as a whole, the largest supplier in 2024 was Italy (US$27m), followed by China.