Steel from Spain: 50% US Tariff (2026)
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The Supreme Court struck down the 2025 IEEPA tariffs and a $166B refund pool is open. See your personalized refund opportunity & filing roadmap.
Illustrative analysis only — not legal, tax, or customs advice. Eligibility and amounts are determined by CBP; filing is handled by licensed professionals.
IEEPA refunds — illustrative, not a personal claim
Paid IEEPA duty on imports of Steel from Spain in 2025–early 2026?
The Supreme Court struck down IEEPA reciprocal (and fentanyl/trafficking) tariffs on February 20, 2026. The Importer of Record — or the licensed broker who filed the original entries — can seek that IEEPA layer back through CBP’s CAPE process. This is not a consumer check, and it is not a guaranteed amount.
- Who can file: the original Importer of Record (or that entry’s filing broker), not the retail customer.
- Window: IEEPA duties collected from early 2025 through February 24, 2026 (reciprocal rates generally from April 2025; China/Canada/Mexico fentanyl layers started earlier).
- Not refundable: Section 232 (steel/aluminum/autos), China Section 301, MFN base duty, or the current Section 301 forced-labor tariff / EU 15% deal rate.
Illustrative example only: $50,000 of IEEPA-period imports of Steel from Spain at the published 20% IEEPA rate carried about $10,000 of IEEPA duty. That IEEPA layer — plus statutory interest (6–7% compounded daily under 19 CFR 24.36) — is what CAPE can refund. Your actual figure comes from your 7501s, not this example.
Read the real filing guides before you act: how to claim an IEEPA refund, the tariff-refunds hub, and CAPE refund status (Phase 3 for finally liquidated entries launches October 6, 2026 for CIT plaintiffs only).
Contingency filing via Tariff Recovery Today (powered by Irongate), in partnership with Master Plan. No recovery, no fee. Not legal advice.
Importing steel from Spain into the United States carries an effective tariff of about 50% in 2026. That is the 50% Section 232 tariff on the metal content — the base tariff layer does not stack on Section 232 metal, so the metals rate governs.
The 15% ceiling replaced the 10% Section 122 rate for the EU bloc on July 1, 2026. It is all-inclusive and does not apply to Section 232 steel and aluminum, which remain at 50% regardless of origin. For steel specifically, the ceiling means a predictable landed-duty number that no longer moves with the reciprocal-tariff calendar.
Steel imports fall under HTS chapters 72-73, 76. On a $10,000 shipment, the ~50% effective rate works out to roughly $5,000 in duty before the Merchandise Processing Fee (0.3464%) and, on ocean freight, the Harbor Maintenance Fee (0.125%). Because the exact duty depends on the specific HTS code and materials, confirm the classification with the HTS Code Finder and run your country and declared value through the tariff calculator on this page for the fully stacked number.
Bottom line for steel importers sourcing from Spain: confirm the HTS classification, budget for the 15% EU–US deal ceiling, and — if you paid IEEPA duties in 2025 — check refund eligibility before Phase 1 windows close on a rolling basis.
Steel Tariffs by Country: Where It’s Cheapest to Import in 2026
Spain ranks #10 of 13 major steel sources by effective US tariff. Cheapest first — click any country for its full breakdown.
| Source country | 2026 rate | vs. Spain |
|---|---|---|
| South Korea | 0% | 50 pts cheaper |
| Brazil | 50% | same |
| Canada | 50% | same |
| China | 50% | same |
| Germany | 50% | same |
| Italy | 50% | same |
| Japan | 50% | same |
| Mexico | 50% | same |
| Netherlands | 50% | same |
| Spain (this page) | 50% | — |
| Taiwan | 50% | same |
| Turkey | 50% | same |
| Vietnam | 50% | same |
Effective 2026 rates for typical goods in this category (MFN base + the Section 301 forced-labor tariff that replaced Section 122 on July 24, 2026, plus Section 301/232 where they apply). Your exact duty depends on the specific HTS code — South Korea is currently the lowest-tariff major source at 0%. Tariffs are one input; weigh freight, lead time, and quality too.
Calculate Your Steel Duty from Spain
Search by product name or HTS code — the same lookup as the HTS code finder, then we stack 2026 country layers. Prefer a category estimate? .
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