Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States · HTS code · HS 7302.10

7302.10.50

7302.10.50: Railway or tramway track construction material of iron: rails, of alloy steel

Steel rails

Not declarable on its own: use one of its 3 subdivisions Data: Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States · checked on 24 October 2026

  1. 7302 Railway or tramway track construction material of iron or steel, the following: rails, check-rails and rack rails, switch blades, crossing frogs, point rods and other crossing pieces, sleepers (cross-ties), fish-plates, chairs, chair wedges, sole plates (base plates), rail clips, bedplates, ties and other material specialized for jointing or fixing rails:
  2. 7302.10 Rails:
  3. 7302.10.50 Of alloy steel

What you pay

Importing into USA

Customs duty Free standard rate depends on the country of origin
Additional duties and charges 4 additional measures
VAT no federal VAT; a Merchandise Processing Fee of 0.3464 % is charged on formal entries
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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 4

  • 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 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

  1. 7302.10.50 Of alloy steel Free
  2. 7302.10.50.20 New kg
  3. 7302.10.50.40 Railway rails for rerolling kg
  4. 7302.10.50.60 Other kg

Same subheading in other tariffs

7302.10 Railway or tramway track construction material of iron: rails

UK Free – 50% Third-country duty 6 tariff lines · average 25% EU Free Third-country duty 6 tariff lines Türkiye Free – 15% Third-country duty 6 tariff lines · average 7.5% Canada Free Third-country duty 5 tariff lines Mexico 20% Third-country duty 3 tariff lines Brazil Free – 10.8% Third-country duty 2 tariff lines · average 5.4% Argentina Free – 10.8% Third-country duty 2 tariff lines · average 5.4% Peru Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line New Zealand Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line Japan Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line Taiwan Free Third-country duty 2 tariff lines GCC 5% Third-country duty 1 tariff line Switzerland Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line Norway Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line North Macedonia Free Third-country duty 6 tariff lines Nigeria 5% Third-country duty 1 tariff line

USA lines: 7302.10

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.

  • N302442 U.S. CBP 14 February 2019 · 7302.10.50.40

    The tariff classification of used rails from various countries

Legal notes

Chapter notes: Chapter 73 →

HTS code 7302.10.50 is a line of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States under HS subheading 7302.10 (railway or tramway track construction material of iron: rails).

The general duty is free.

3 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 0%–15%, the Canada duty is free, the Mexico duty is 20%, the Brazil duty is 0%–10.8%, the Argentina duty is 0%–10.8%, 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 5%.

The United States imported goods of subheading 7302.10 worth US$138.2m in 2024; the largest supplier was Japan.

Questions and answers

What is the USA import duty for HTS code 7302.10.50?

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 7302.10 as a whole, the largest supplier in 2024 was Japan (US$79.5m), followed by the Czechia.

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