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The general (MFN) duty differs by line: 1.1% on 7202.21.10.00, 1.5% on 7202.21.50.00, 1.9% on 7202.21.75.00 and 5.8% on 7202.21.90.00.", "updatedAt": "2026-10-09", "facts": [ { "label": "HS subheading", "value": "7202.21", "source": null, "url": "https://border.bot/hs-codes/720221" }, { "label": "National lines", "value": "4", "source": null }, { "label": "Tariff", "value": "United States", "source": "https://hts.usitc.gov/reststop/exportList?from=0000000000&to=9999999999&format=CSV&styles=false", "url": "https://border.bot/countries/united-states" }, { "label": "Chapter", "value": "72: Iron and steel", "source": null } ], "faq": [ { "question": "How many national tariff lines does the United States tariff have under HS 7202.21?", "answer": "The United States tariff splits HS 7202.21 (ferro-silicon: Containing by weight more than 55 % of silicon) into 4 national lines: 7202.21.10.00 (containing by weight more than 3 percent of calcium), 7202.21.50.00 (other), 7202.21.75.00 (containing by weight more than 80 percent but not more than 90 percent of silicon) and 7202.21.90.00 (containing by weight more than 90 percent of silicon)." }, { "question": "What is the duty on HS 7202.21 in the United States?", "answer": "The general (MFN) duty differs by line: 1.1% on 7202.21.10.00, 1.5% on 7202.21.50.00, 1.9% on 7202.21.75.00 and 5.8% on 7202.21.90.00." } ], "sections": [ { "id": "covers", "title": "United States lines under 7202.21", "text": [ "The United States tariff splits HS 7202.21 (ferro-silicon: Containing by weight more than 55 % of silicon) into 4 national lines: 7202.21.10.00 (containing by weight more than 3 percent of calcium), 7202.21.50.00 (other), 7202.21.75.00 (containing by weight more than 80 percent but not more than 90 percent of silicon) and 7202.21.90.00 (containing by weight more than 90 percent of silicon).", "The general (MFN) duty differs by line: 1.1% on 7202.21.10.00, 1.5% on 7202.21.50.00, 1.9% on 7202.21.75.00 and 5.8% on 7202.21.90.00." ] }, { "id": "other-countries", "title": "In other countries", "text": [ "No other national tariff on border.bot has live lines under 7202.21 yet." ] }, { "id": "sources", "title": "Sources and updates", "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. 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