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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Bureau of Industry and Security
[Docket No. 250226-0029]
XRIN: 0694-XC114
Implementation of Duties on Steel Pursuant to Proclamation 10896 Adjusting Imports of
Steel into the United States
AGENCY: Bureau of Industry and Security, Department of Commerce.
ACTION: Notice.
SUMMARY: The President issued Proclamation 10896 “Adjusting Imports of Steel into the
United States,” (Steel Presidential Proclamation) on February 10, 2025, imposing specified rates
of duty on imports of steel. In Proclamation 10896, the President authorized and directed the
Secretary of Commerce to publish modifications to the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the
United States (HTSUS) so that it conforms to the amendments and effective dates in the
proclamation. The revised HTSUS is set out in Annex 1 to this notice.
DATES: The duties set out in the annex to this document are effective with respect to certain
products that are entered for consumption, or withdrawn from warehouse for consumption, on or
after 12:01 a.m. Eastern Time on March 12, 2025.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
On February 10, 2025, the President issued the Steel Presidential Proclamation adjusting
the imports of steel into the United States (Proclamation 10896 of February 10, 2025) (90 FR
9817). The Steel Presidential Proclamation instructed the United States International Trade
Commission, in consultation with the Secretary of Commerce, the Commissioner of United
States Customs and Border Protection (CBP) within the Department of Homeland Security, and
the heads of other relevant executive departments and agencies, to revise the HTSUS so that it
conforms to the amendments and effective dates directed in the Steel Presidential Proclamation
within ten days of March 12, 2025. The Proclamation directed and authorized the Secretary of
Commerce to publish any such modifications to the HTSUS in the Federal Register. Annex 1 to
this notice is the modified HTSUS.
Eric Longnecker,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Technology Security.
ANNEX 1
A. Effective with respect to goods entered for consumption, or withdrawn from warehouse
for consumption, on or after 12:01 a.m. eastern daylight time on March 12, 2025, except
for subdivision (n) which shall be effective upon public notification of the Secretary of
Commerce:
a. The following new subdivisions (i) through (o) are inserted in note 16 to
subchapter III of chapter 99 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United
States (HTSUS) in numerical order:
“(i) Headings 9903.81.87 and 9903.81.88 provide the ordinary customs duty
treatment of iron or steel products, as enumerated in subdivision (j) of this note, of
all countries other than products of the United States. For any such products that
are eligible for special tariff treatment under any of the free trade agreements or
preference programs listed in general note 3(c)(i) to the tariff schedule, the duty
provided in heading 9903.81.87 shall be collected in addition to any special rate
of duty otherwise applicable under the appropriate tariff subheading. Goods for
which entry is claimed under a provision of chapter 98 and which are subject to
the additional duties prescribed herein shall be eligible for and subject to the
terms of such provision and applicable U.S. Customs and Border Protection
(“CBP”) regulations, except that duties under subheading 9802.00.60 shall be
assessed based upon the full value of the imported article. No claim for entry or
for any duty exemption or reduction shall be allowed for the iron or steel products
enumerated in subdivision (j) of this note under a provision of chapter 99 that may
set forth a lower rate of duty or provide duty-free treatment, taking into account
information supplied by CBP, but any additional duty prescribed in any provision
of this subchapter or subchapter IV of chapter 99 shall be imposed in addition to
the duty in heading 9903.81.87. All antidumping, countervailing, or other duties
and charges applicable to such goods shall continue to be imposed in addition to
the duty in heading 9903.81.87.
“(j) The rates of duty set forth in heading 9903.81.87 apply to all imported
products of iron or steel classifiable in the provisions of the HTSUS enumerated
in this subdivision:
(i) flat-rolled products provided for in headings 7208, 7209, 7210, 7211, 7212,
7225 or 7226;
(ii) bars and rods provided for in headings 7213, 7214, 7215, 7227, or 7228;
angles, shapes and sections of 7216 (except subheadings 7216.61.00, 7216.69.00
or 7216.91.00); wire provided for in headings 7217 or 7229; sheet piling provided
for in subheading 7301.10.00; rails provided for in subheading 7302.10; fish-
plates and sole plates provided for in subheading 7302.40.00; and other products
of iron or steel provided for in subheading 7302.90.00;
(iii) tubes, pipes and hollow profiles provided for in heading 7304 or 7306; tubes
and pipes provided for in heading 7305;
(iv) ingots, other primary forms and semi-finished products provided for in
headings 7206, 7207 or 7224; and
(v) products of stainless steel provided for in headings 7218, 7219, 7220, 7221,
7222 or 7223.
“Any reference above to iron or steel products classifiable in any heading or
subheading of chapter 72 or 73, as the case may be, shall mean that any good
provided for in the article description of such heading or subheading and of all its
subordinate provisions (both legal and statistical) is covered by the provisions of
this note and related tariff provisions.
“(k) Headings 9903.81.89, 9903.81.90, 9903.81.91, and 9903.81.93 provide the
ordinary customs duty treatment of the derivative iron or steel products, as
enumerated in subdivisions (l), (m) and (n), respectively, of this note for all
countries other than products of the United States. For any such derivative iron or
steel products that are eligible for special tariff treatment under any of the free
trade agreements or preference programs listed in general note 3(c)(i) to the tariff
schedule, the duty provided in such headings shall be collected in addition to any
special rate of duty otherwise applicable under the appropriate tariff subheading.
Goods for which entry is claimed under a provision of chapter 98 and which are
subject to the additional duties prescribed herein shall be eligible for and subject
to the terms of such provision and applicable CBP regulations, except that duties
under subheading 9802.00.60 shall be assessed based upon the full value of the
imported article. No claim for entry or for any duty exemption shall be allowed
for the derivative iron or steel articles enumerated in subdivisions (l), (m) or (n) of
this note under a provision of chapter 99 that may set forth a lower rate of duty or
provide duty-free treatment, taking into account information supplied by CBP, but
any additional duty prescribed in any provision of this subchapter or subchapter
IV of chapter 99 shall be imposed in addition to the duty in headings 9903.81.89,
9903.81.90, or 9903.81.91. All antidumping, countervailing, or other duties and
charges applicable to such goods shall continue to be imposed.
“(l) The rates of duty set forth in heading 9903.81.89 apply to all imported
derivative iron or steel products classifiable in the provisions of the HTSUS
enumerated in this subdivision:
(A) nails, tacks (other than thumb tacks), drawing pins, corrugated nails, staples
(other than those of heading 8305) and similar articles, of iron or steel, whether or
not with heads of other material (excluding such articles with heads of copper),
suitable for use in powder-actuated handtools, threaded (described in subheading
7317.00.30)
(B) nails, tacks (other than thumb tacks), drawing pins, corrugated nails, staples
(other than those of heading 8305) and similar articles, of iron or steel, whether or
not with heads of other material (excluding such articles with heads of copper), of
one piece construction, whether or not made of round wire; the foregoing
described in statistical reporting numbers 7317.00.5503, 7317.00.5505,
7317.00.5507, 7317.00.5560, 7317.00.5580 or 7317.00.6560 only and not in other
statistical reporting numbers of subheadings 7317.00.55 and 7317.00.65
(C) bumper stampings of steel, the foregoing comprising parts and accessories of the
motor vehicles of headings 8701 to 8705 (described in subheading 8708.10.30);
and
(D) body stampings of steel, for tractors suitable for agricultural use (described in
subheading 8708.29.21).
“(m) The rates of duty set forth in heading 9903.81.90 apply to all imported
derivative iron or steel products that are classified in the following subheadings of
the HTSUS, unless the derivative iron or steel product was processed in another
country from steel articles that were melted and poured in the United States:
7301.20.10 7301.20.50
7302.30.00 7307.21.10 7307.21.50
7307.22.10 7307.22.50 7307.23.00
7307.29.00 7307.91.10 7307.91.30
7307.91.50 7307.92.30 7307.92.90
7307.93.30 7307.93.60 7307.93.90
7307.99.10 7307.99.30 7307.99.50
7308.10.00 7308.20.00 7308.30.10
7308.30.50 7308.40.00 7308.90.30
7308.90.60 7308.90.70 7308.90.95
7309.00.00 7310.10.00 7310.21.00
7310.29.00 7311.00.00 7312.10.05
7312.10.10 7312.10.20 7312.10.30
7312.10.50 7312.10.60 7312.10.70
7312.10.80 7312.10.90 7312.90.00
7313.00.00 7314.12.10 7314.12.20
7314.12.30 7314.12.60 7314.12.90
7314.14.10 7314.14.20 7314.14.30
7314.14.60 7314.14.90 7314.19.01
7314.20.00 7314.31.10 7314.31.50
7314.39.00 7314.41.00 7314.42.00
7314.49.30 7314.49.60 7314.50.00
7315.11.00 7315.12.00 7315.19.00
7315.20.10 7315.20.50 7315.81.00
7315.82.10 7315.82.30 7315.82.50
7315.82.70 7315.89.10 7315.89.30
7315.89.50 7315.90.00 7316.00.00
7317.00.10 7317.00.20
7317.00.55 7317.00.65 7317.00.75
7318.11.00 7318.12.00 7318.13.00
7318.14.10 7318.14.50 7318.15.20
7318.15.40 7318.15.50 7318.15.60
7318.15.80 7318.16.00 7318.19.00
7318.21.00 7318.22.00 7318.23.00
7318.24.00 7318.29.00 7319.40.20
7319.40.30 7319.40.50 7319.90.10
7319.90.90 7320.10.30 7320.10.60
7320.10.90 7320.20.10 7320.20.50
7320.90.10 7320.90.50 7321.11.10
7321.11.30 7321.11.60 7321.12.00
7321.19.00 7321.81.10 7321.81.50
7321.82.10 7321.82.50 7321.89.00
7321.90.10 7321.90.20 7321.90.40
7321.90.50 7321.90.60 7322.19.00
7322.90.00 7323.10.00 7323.93.00
7323.94.00 7323.99.10 7323.99.30
7323.99.50 7323.99.70 7323.99.90
7324.10.00 7324.29.00 7324.90.00
7325.91.00 7325.99.10 7325.99.50
7326.11.00 7326.19.00 7326.20.00
7326.90.10 7326.90.25 7326.90.35
7326.90.45 7326.90.60 7326.90.86
For subheadings 7317.00.55 and 7317.00.65, this provision shall apply to those
statistical reporting numbers not specifically enumerated in subdivision (l) above.
“(n) The rates of duty in heading 9903.81.91 apply to all imported derivative iron
or steel products that are classified in the following subheadings of the HTSUS,
including products admitted into a U.S. foreign trade zone under “privileged
foreign status” as defined by 19 CFR 146.41, prior to 12:01 a.m. eastern daylight
time on March 12, 2025, unless the derivative iron or steel product was processed
in another country from steel articles that were melted and poured in the United
States:
8431.31.00 8431.42.00 8431.49.10
8431.49.90 8432.10.00 8432.90.00
8547.90.00 9403.20.00 9405.99.20
9405.99.40 9406.20.00 9406.90.01
“For any derivative steel article that is classified in one of the subheadings of the
HTSUS that is listed in this subdivision, the additional ad valorem duty imposed
by heading 9903.81.91 shall only apply to the declared value of the steel content
of the derivative article. The quantity of the steel content shall be reported in kg
for heading 9903.81.91, in addition to the units provided in chapters 1 through 97
for the derivative steel article, in accordance with Statistical Note 1(b) of Chapter
99.
“(o) Any importer entering the iron or steel products covered by this note under
headings 9903.81.87 or 9903.81.88, or any importer of the derivative iron or steel
products covered by this note under headings 9903.81.89, 9903.81.90,
9903.81.91, 9903.81.92 or 9903.81.93 shall provide any information that may be
required, and in such form, as is deemed necessary by CBP in order to permit the
administration of these headings.”
b. Subchapter III of chapter 99 of the HTSUS is modified:
1. by inserting new headings 9903.81.87, 9903.81.88, 9903.81.89, 9903.81.90,
9903.81.91, 9903.81.92 and 9903.81.93 in numerical sequence, with the
material in the new heading inserted in the columns of the HTSUS labeled
“Heading/Subheading”, “Article Description”, “Rates of Duty 1-General”,
“Rates of Duty 1-Special” and “Rates of Duty 2”, respectively:
Heading/ Rates of Duty
Subheadin Article Description 1 2
g General Special
“9903.81.8 Except for derivative iron or steel
7 products described in headings
9903.81.89, 9903.81.90 or
9903.81.91, products of iron or
steel provided for in the tariff
headings or subheadings
enumerated in subdivision (j) of
note 16 to this subchapter . . . . . The duty The duty The duty
provided in provided in provided in
the the the applicable
applicable applicable subheading +
subheading + subheading + 25%
25% 25%
9903.81.88 Products of iron or steel provided
for in the tariff headings or
subheadings enumerated in
subdivision (j) of note 16 to this
subchapter, admitted to a U.S.
foreign trade zone under
“privileged foreign status” as
defined by 19 CFR 146.41, prior The duty
to 12:01 a.m. eastern daylight The duty The duty provided in
time on March 12, 2025 . . . . . . . . provided in provided in the applicable
..... the the subheading +
applicable applicable 25%
subheading + subheading +
25% 25%
Derivative iron or steel products The duty
9903.81.89 provided for in the tariff provided in
provisions enumerated in The duty The duty the applicable
subdivision (l) of note 16 to this provided in provided in subheading +
subchapter . . . . . . . . . the the 25%
applicable applicable
subheading + subheading +
25% 25%
9903.81.90 Except as provided in heading
9903.81.92, derivative iron or The duty
steel products provided for in the provided in
tariff subheadings enumerated in the applicable
subdivision (m) of note 16 to this The duty The duty subheading +
subchapter . . . . . . . . . . provided in provided in 25%
the the
applicable applicable
subheading + subheading +
25% 25%
9903.81.91
Except as provided in heading The duty
9903.81.92, derivative iron or provided in
steel products provided for in the the applicable
tariff subheadings enumerated in subheading +
subdivision (n) of note 16 to this The duty The duty a duty of 25%
subchapter . . . . . . . . . . . . provided in provided in upon the value
the the of the steel
applicable applicable content
subheading + subheading +
a duty of a duty of
25% upon 25% upon
the value of the value of
the steel the steel
content content
9903.81.92
Derivative iron or steel products
provided for in the tariff
subheadings enumerated in
subdivision (m) or subdivision (n) The duty
of note 16 to this subchapter, provided in
where the derivative iron or steel the applicable
product was processed in another subheading
country from steel articles that
were melted and poured in the
United States. . . . . . . . . . . . The duty The duty
provided in provided in
the the
applicable applicable
9903.81.93 subheading subheading
Except as provided in headings
9903.81.91 or 9903.81.92,
derivative products of iron or
steel, as specified in subdivisions The duty
(l) and (m) of note 16 to this provided in
subchapter, admitted to a U.S. the applicable
foreign trade zone under subheading +
“privileged foreign status” as 25%”.
defined by 19 CFR 146.41, prior
to 12:01 a.m. eastern daylight
time on March 12, 2025 . . . . . . . . The duty The duty
..... provided in provided in
the the
applicable applicable
subheading + subheading +
25% 25%
B. Subdivisions (a) through (h) of note 16 to subchapter III of chapter 99 of the HTSUS and
heading 9903.80.01 through 9903.81.86 shall continue to apply to goods entered for
consumption, or withdrawn from warehouse for consumption, prior to 12:01 a.m. eastern
daylight time on March 12, 2025.
[FR Doc. 2025-03598 Filed: 3/3/2025 11:15 am; Publication Date: 3/5/2025]