CBP Provides Guidance on Additional Derivative Steel Products Subject to Section 232 Duties
CBP issued guidance on additional derivative steel products that will be subject to Section 232 duties starting June 23.
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The affected goods are those that the Bureau of Industry and Security included last week to the list of derivatives subject to 50% Section 232 tariffs on steel (see 2506120089). They include those that would fall under the Harmonized Tariff Schedule subheadings 8418.10.00; 8418.30.00; 8418.40.00; 8422.11.00; 8450.11.00; 8450.20.00; 8451.21.00; 8451.29.00; 8509.80.20; 8516.60.40; and 9403.99.9020. Those subheadings cover refrigerator-freezers; dryers; washing machines; dishwashers; chest and upright freezers; cooking stoves; ranges and ovens; food waste disposals; and welded wire racks.
These affected goods should use the following Chapter 99 HTS numbers:
- 9903.81.91 (all countries except the U.K.): Derivative iron or steel products listed in subdivision (n) (certain steel derivative articles not classified in Chapter 73 subject to Section 232): the import duty is on the value of the steel content.
- 9903.91.98 (U.K. only): Derivative iron or steel products from the U.K. listed in subdivision (u) (certain steel derivative articles not classified in Chapter 73 subject to Section 232): the import duty is on the value of the steel content.
- 9903.81.92 (all countries, including the U.K.): Derivative steel or iron products listed in subdivisions including (n) or (u) where the derivative iron or steel product was processed in another country from steel articles that were melted and poured in the United States.