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      "question": "How many national tariff lines does the United States tariff have in HS chapter 72?",
      "answer": "The United States tariff has 559 national lines in HS chapter 72 (iron and steel), under 167 subheadings in 29 headings."
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        "No other national tariff on border.bot has live lines under chapter 72 yet."
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      "text": [
        "The tariff lines for the United States come from border.bot release 1 (edition 2026HTSRev21), read from the publisher’s files, and have been live since 9 October 2026.",
        "The duty rates for the United States come from border.bot release 1 (edition 2026HTSRev21), read from the publisher’s files, and have been live since 9 October 2026.",
        "The trade programmes for the United States come from border.bot release 1 (edition 2026HTSRev21), read from the publisher’s files, and have been live since 9 October 2026.",
        "This page was last updated on 9 October 2026.",
        "Guidance from published tariff data, not a binding ruling. For a decision customs must follow, apply to the destination’s customs authority for a binding tariff ruling."
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