HTS 7209 — Cold-rolled flat products of iron or non-alloy steel Tariff Rate (2026)

HTS heading 7209 covers cold-rolled flat products of iron or non-alloy steel, entering the United States at duty-free. Flat-rolled products of iron or non-alloy steel, cold-rolled. Used in automotive, appliances, and construction. On top of the MFN rate, most non-EU imports under this heading carry the Section 301 forced-labor tariff — a two-tier 10%/12.5% duty that replaced the flat 10% Section 122 rate on July 24, 2026. EU-origin goods instead fall under the EU-US trade deal's 15% all-inclusive ceiling (effective July 1, 2026), where nothing stacks and goods with an MFN rate of 15% or more pay MFN only. Because this is a Section 232 metals heading, articles wholly of the metal pay 50% on full customs value (derivatives 25%), and the base forced-labor surcharge does NOT stack on the metal content — so a wholly-metal article's rate is the Section 232 figure alone, not that figure plus 10%. Worked example: a $10,000 shipment under HTS 7209 subject to the 50% Section 232 metals tariff owes about $5,000 in Section 232 duty on the metal content, with the base forced-labor surcharge excluded on that content. Use the tariff calculator for your exact classification and origin. The top countries of origin for HTS 7209 imports include CA, KR, JP, NL, DE. Effective duty varies by source country based on trade agreements (USMCA, KORUS) and tariff programs — see the per-country tariff rates by country for how CA compares.