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Official Chapter Guide

Iron and steel products, alloy and non-alloy, including pig iron, ferroalloys, and stainless or alloy steels.

Tariff Landscape

Iron and steel products are commonly subject to duties, particularly given recent trade tensions.
Section 232 tariffs regularly apply to steel products due to national security claims, impacting cost.
Anti-Dumping and Countervailing Duties (ADD/CVD) are known to affect steel from specific origins or classifications, making vigilance necessary.

Common errors occur in distinguishing between stainless and other alloy steels, particularly concerning chromium content.
Classification errors can arise in recognizing products that fall under exceptions like certain bridge and railway materials not included in this chapter.
Complexity frequently lies in the overlap of chemical compositions, particularly for high-alloy contents or when analyzing ferroalloys.

**Excludes**: Products of heading 7301 or 7302 (e.g., bridges and parts, railways).
Defines **Pig iron** as iron-carbon alloys with specific element weight percentages.
Specifies **Ferroalloys** used as additives or deoxidizing agents in metallurgy.
**Steel**: Ferrous materials that are malleable and contain carbon 2% or less, except some chromium steels.
Differentiates **stainless steel** as alloy steel with ≥10.5% chromium, and other alloy steels by specific element percentages.
Describes semi-finished, flat-rolled, bars, rods, angles, and sections by their working processes and dimensions.
Ferrous metals clad with another ferrous metal classify by predominant weight.

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