Metal duties depend on more than country and code
Connect classification, metal content, production history, origin, and entry date to the current Section 232 regime—without relying on an obsolete country-rate chart.
Reviewed July 31, 2026. The metal tariff regime changed in April and June 2026. Verify the current annex, product list, partner treatment, and entry date before filing.
Classification workflow
Build the classification and production record together
A material certificate can support both Chapter 72-76 classification and the production facts used by current metal measures. Finished derivatives may instead classify with the finished article while still requiring metal-content analysis.
Material and chemistry
Record alloy designation, elemental composition, grade, coating, plating, and whether the material is steel, aluminum, copper, or another metal.
Form and dimensions
Document whether the item is flat-rolled, bar, rod, wire, tube, profile, casting, forging, fastener, fabricated article, or machinery—and retain dimensions and wall thickness.
Processing and use
Identify cold- or hot-working, further fabrication, principal use, and whether the shipment is a primary metal article, named article, part, or derivative product.
Production and content
Keep country, melt-and-pour or smelt-and-cast data, metal-content value and weight, U.S.-content evidence, and certificates tied to the shipment.
Current Section 232 context
There is no single “country rate” anymore
The current regime distinguishes listed primary metal articles, derivative products, temporary reduced-rate categories, trade-agreement-partner treatment, U.S. or non-U.S. content, and production history. Some provisions operate as a total-duty floor rather than a simple additional percentage. The exact annex and effective date matter.
Section 301 interaction
Distinguish legacy China coverage from the newer action
Legacy China Section 301 duties may still apply to covered metal products and derivatives. The July 24, 2026 forced-labor Section 301 action is separate; goods subject to qualifying Section 232 measures are exempt from that newer action. Do not add every listed program mechanically—resolve each provision and exemption for the exact entry.
Tools for metals teams
Section 232 lookup
Match the exact code and production facts to the current metal-article, derivative, partner, and content rules.
Explore toolLive duty calculation
Calculate current treatment from the tariff line, origin, content, value, and entry date.
Explore toolCurrent HTS search
Resolve the complete tariff line across Chapters 72, 73, 74, 76, or the finished article chapter.
Explore tool