WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/SG/N/8/CAN/1/Suppl.1
26 September 2002
(02-5171)
Committee on Safeguards Original:  English
NOTIFICATION UNDER ARTICLE 12.1(B) OF THE AGREEMENT ON
SAFEGUARDS ON FINDING A SERIOUS INJURY OR THREAT
THEREOF CAUSED BY INCREASED IMPORTS
CANADA
Supplement
Enclosed is a supplement to the Canadian notification of G/SG/N/8/CAN/1 dated
19 July 2002, pursuant to Article 12.1 (b) of the Agreement on Safeguards , on findings of serious
injury or threat thereof caused by increased imports of certain steel products.
* * * * *
Pursuant to Article 12. 1(b) of the WTO Agreement on Safeguards, Canada submits a
supplemental notification regarding the determinations of Canadian International Trade Tribunal
(CITT or Tribunal) with respect to serious injury , or threat thereof, to the domestic industries
producing certain steel products.  Canada is also submitting a copy of the CITT report on these
determinations to the Secretariat.
SUPPLEMENTAL NOTIFICATION UNDER ARTICLE 12.1(b) OF THE
AGREEMENT ON SAFEGUARDS
Canada supplements its notification of 19 July 2002 (G/SG/N/8/CAN/1) regarding the
determinations of the CITT in respect of serious injury, or threat thereof, to the domestic steel
industry caused by increased imports of certain steel products.
As previously notified (G/SG/N/8/CAN/1), the CITT made affirmative determinations for
five products.  It made the following specific determinations:
a. that flat-rolled Carbon and Alloy Steel Discrete Plate is being imported into Canada
from all sources in such increased quantities since the beginning of 1996, and under
such conditions, as to be a principal cause of serious injury to the domestic producers
of like or directly competitive goods;
b. that flat-rolled Carbon and Alloy Cold Rolled Sheet and Coil is being imported into
Canada from all sources in such increased quantities since the beginning of 1996, and
under such conditions, as to be a principal cause of serious injury to the domestic
producers of like or directly competitive goods;
c. that Carbon and Alloy Steel Angles, Shapes, and Sections are being imported into
Canada from all sources in such increased quantities since the beginning of 1996, andG/SG/N/8/CAN/1/Suppl.1
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under such conditions, as to be a principal cause of serious injury to the domestic
producers of like or directly competitive goods;
d. that Carbon and Alloy Steel Concrete Reinforcing bars are being imported into
Canada from all sources in such increased quantities since the beginning of 1996, andunder such conditions, as to be a principal cause of serious injury to the domestic
producers of like or directly competitive goods; and
e. that Welded and Seamless Carbon and Alloy Tubular Steel Standard Pipe to 16" O.D.
is being imported into Canada from all sources in such increased quantities since the
beginning of 1996, and under such conditions, as to be a principal cause of serious
injury to the domestic producers of like or directly competitive goods.
The CITT submitted its report to the Government on 19 August 2002.  The report contains the
CITT findings and reasoned conclusions reached on all pertinent issues of fact and law, and a
summary of the information collected during the investigation.  Canada will provide a copy of the
CITT report to the Committee.  We understand that the Committee will make a copy of the reportavailable to Members on request.  The report is a public document that can also be downloaded from
the CITT website at http://www.citt.gc.ca/doc/english/safeguar/reports/gc2b001e.pdf
The CITT’s full analysis is set out in the report.  Consistent with Article 12.3 of the
Agreement on Safeguards, Canada is prepared to consult with those Members having a substantialinterest as exporters of one or more of the products concerned, with a view to, inter alia, reviewing the
information provided in this notification and the CITT report, exchanging views on the measure
proposed and reaching an understanding on ways to achieve the objective set out in Article 8.1 of the
Agreement.  Such Members are also requested to provide a direct contact point so that Canada may
inform them without delay of any developments regarding the subject of any consultations.
1. Provide evidence of serious injury or th reat thereof caused by increased imports
a) Flat-rolled Carbon and Alloy Steel Discrete Plate:  The CITT’s analysis of serious
injury to the domestic industry producing this product and its analysis of causation by
increased imports appears on pages 25-48 of the CITT report.
b) Flat-rolled carbon and Alloy Steel Cold-rolled Sheet and Coil : The CITT’s
analysis of serious injury to the domestic industry producing this product and its
analysis of causation by increased imports appears on pages 75-100 of the CITT
report.
c) Carbon and Alloy Steel Angles, Shapes and Sections: The CITT’s analysis of
serious injury to the domestic industry producing this product and its analysis ofcausation by increased imports appears on pages 147-174 of the CITT report.
d) Carbon and Alloy Steel Concrete Reinforcing Bars:  The CITT’s analysis of
serious injury to the domestic industry producing this product and its analysis of
causation by increased imports appears on pages 193-216 of the CITT report.
e) Welded and Seamless Carbon and Alloy Tubular Steel Standard Pipe to 16"
O.D.: The CITT’ s analysis of serious injury to the domestic industry producing this
product and its analysis of causation by increased imports appears on pages 217-240
of the CITT report.G/SG/N/8/CAN/1/Suppl.1
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2. Provide information on whether there is an absolute increase in imports or an increase
in imports relative to domestic production (please see also Article 2.1 for the context).
a) Flat-rolled Carbon and Alloy Steel Discrete Plate:  The Tribunal’s findings
regarding increased imports appear on pages 28-29 of the CITT report.
b) Flat-rolled carbon and Alloy Steel Cold-rolled Sheet and Coil:  The Tribunal’s
findings regarding increased imports appear on page 78-79 of the CITT report.
c) Carbon and Alloy Steel Angles, Shapes and Sections: The Tribunal’s findings
regarding increased imports appear on page 150-151 of the CITT report.
d) Carbon and Alloy Steel Concrete Reinforcing Bars:  The Tribunal’s findings
regarding increased imports appear on page 196-197 of the CITT report.
e) Welded and Seamless Carbon and Alloy Tubular Steel Standard Pipe to 16"
O.D.:  The Tribunal’s findings regarding increased imports appear on page 220-221 of
the CITT report.
3. Provide precise description of the product involved.
The attached Annex I contains a description of each of the products covered by this
notification.  Appendix IV of the CITT report lists the products for which the CITT recommends to
exclude goods from any remedy.  Appendix VI of the CITT report contains a non-exhaustive list of
the goods not covered by the inquiry.
4. Provide information on the proposed measure.
Pursuant to the Order Directing the Canadian International Trade Tribunal to Inquire into and
Report on the Importation of Certain St eel Goods, P.C.2002-448, (the Order)1 where the CITT
determines that imports of any of the goods as specified are a principal cause of serious injury, orthreat thereof, to the domestic producers of the like or directly competitive goods, it shall provide
recommendations in respect of the good as to the most appropriate remedy to address, over a period of
three years, the injury caused or threatened to be caused by increased imports of that good, in
accordance with Canada’s rights and obligations under international trade obligations.  The
Government will examine the CITT report and recommended safeguard measures, and will decide on
any actions required to address the situation.
Recommendations applicable to al l proposed safeguard measures: The CITT
recommended that none of the additional duties or tariff-rate quotas apply to imports from Mexico,
Chile, Israel and all CIFTA beneficiaries.  The CITT proposes that any safeguard measure not apply
to developing country Members whose imports meet  the conditions set out in Article 9.1 of the
Safeguard Agreement.
The CITT recommended that the proposed measures not apply to 215 products, listed in
Appendix IV of the report, that are not available from domestic producers.  The CITT also
recommended that an ongoing process be established to respond to additional exclusion requests for
products that are not available from domestic producers.
i) Tariff Rate Quotas
The Tribunal recommends a tariff rate quota (TRQ) for Flat-rolled Carbon and Alloy Steel
Discrete Plate, Flat-rolled car bon and Alloy Steel Cold-rolled Sheet and Coil, Carbon and Alloy Steel
Angles, Shapes and Sections, and Welded and Seamless Carbon and Alloy Tubular Steel Standard
Pipe to 16" O.D.   For each of these four products, the Tribunal recommends:
                                                     
1 A copy of the Order can by found in Appendix I of the CITT reportG/SG/N/8/CAN/1/Suppl.1
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• That the in-quota volume representing the total amount of permitted imports at the
in-quota rate be fixed, as required by Article XIII:2(a) of GATT. The Tribunal
recommends that the in-quota volume be based on the average of the most recent
representative years for each product. The choice of years captures the normal trendin the growth of imports, as well as the trend in the share between the United States
and the rest of the world. In recommending in-quota volumes, the Tribunal has taken
into account its recommendations for the exclusion of goods that are not available
from domestic producers.
• That no surtax be applied to the in-quota imports. This will permit a non-injurious
level of imports to enter the country without restriction.
• That the above-quota surtax be set at a level that will ensure that imports above the
in-quota volume do not cause the continuation of serious injury. The surtax proposed
by the Tribunal corresponds to the increase in the price of above-quota imports that
the Tribunal believes is necessary to ensure that any above-quota imports enterCanada at non-injurious price levels. A non-injurious price level is considered to be
one that would allow the domestic producers to sell products at prices similar to those
in the year or years before the injurious increase in imports.
• That a share of the in-quota volume be allocated to the United States. This allocation
is consistent with the obligation of Article XIII:2(d) of GATT to allot a share to a
supplying country having a substantial interest in supplying the product. The Tribunal
notes that no other country has, in any of the four products concerned, a share
approaching that of the United States. In the Tribunal’s view, given the import share
of the other supplying countries, no other country is a substantial supplier of theproduct to Canada. Accordingly, there is no international obligation to allocate a
share of the in-quota volume to any country other than the United States. The
Tribunal allocated a share of the quota to the United States based on the average of
the most recent representative years for each product. This is consistent with
paragraph     5(a) of the Order.
• That the level of the above-quota surtax be reduced by half over the three years of
application of the measures and that the in-quota volume be increased each year by an
amount equivalent to the rate of growth of the total apparent market during the period
of inquiry. This is consistent with Article 7.4 of the Safeguard Agreement, which
provides that, in order to facilitate adjustment, the Member applying the safeguard
measures shall progressively liberalize them at regular intervals during the period ofapplication.
• That the in-quota volume be administered in Canada, i.e. that it be an import quota.
The quota will be opened on a quarterly basis on a first-come first-served basis on
presentation of a firm order. Any unused portion in a quarter will be allocated to thefollowing quarter. At year-end, any unused portion will lapse.
ii) Tariff
• With respect to reinforcing bars, the Tribunal has recommended the imposition of a
tariff.  The CITT recommends that the level of the surtax be reduced by half over
the 3-year period of application of the measures.G/SG/N/8/CAN/1/Suppl.1
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a) Flat-rolled Carbon and Alloy Steel Discrete Plate:
The Tribunal recommends that the Government impose a TRQ on imports of discrete plate
for a period of three consecutive years, in accordance with the Tribunal’s general recommendations
on TRQs,. The following table shows the recomm ended TRQ, including the in-quota volume, the
allocation to the United States, the volume for the rest of the world and the above-quota surtax.
Recommendation on Remedy for Discrete Plate
(000 tonnes)
In-quota
VolumeUS Allocation Rest of the World
VolumeAbove-quota Surtax
First Year 334 213 121 25%
Second Year 343 219 124 18%
Third Year 352 225 127 12%
b) Flat-rolled carbon and Alloy Steel Cold-rolled Sheet and Coil:
The Tribunal recommends that the Government impose a TRQ on imports of cold-rolled sheet
and coil for a period of three consecutive years, in accordance with the Tribunal’s general
recommendations on TRQs. The following table shows the recommended TRQ, including the
in-quota volume, the allocation to the United Stat es, the volume for the rest of the world and the
above-quota surtax.
Recommendation on Remedy for Cold-rolled Sheet and Coil
(000 tonnes)
In-quota
VolumeUS Allocation Rest of the World
VolumeAbove-quota Surtax
First Year 360 229 131 15%
Second Year 366 233 133 11%
Third Year 371 237 134   7%
c) Carbon and Alloy Steel Angles, Shapes and Sections:
The Tribunal recommends that the Government impose a TRQ on imports of angles, shapes
and sections for a period of three consecutive years, in accordance with the Tribunal’s general
recommendations on TRQs.  The following table shows the recommended TRQ, including the
in-quota volume, the allocation to the United Stat es, the volume for the rest of the world and the
above-quota surtax.
Recommendation on Remedy for Angles, Shapes and Sections
(000 tonnes)
In-quota
VolumeUS Allocation Rest of the World
VolumeAbove-quota Surtax
First Year 300 216 84 20%
Second Year 323 233 90 15%
Third Year 349 251 98 10%G/SG/N/8/CAN/1/Suppl.1
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d) Carbon and Alloy Steel Concrete Reinforcing Bars:
The Tribunal recommends that the Government impose a surtax on imports of reinforcing
bars for a period of three consecutive years, in accordance with the Tribunal’s general
recommendations on this tariff. The following table shows the recommended surtax for this three-year
period.
Recommendation on Remedy for Reinforcing Bars
Surtax
First Year 15%
Second Year 11%
Third Year  7%
e) Welded and Seamless Carbon and Alloy Tubular Steel Standard Pipe to 16" O.D.:
The Tribunal recommends that the Government impose a TRQ on imports of standard pipe
for a period of three consecutive years, in accordance with the Tribunal’s general recommendations
on TRQs. The following table shows the recomme nded TRQ, including the in-quota volume, the
allocation to the United States, the volume for the rest of the world and the above-quota surtax.
Recommendation on Remedy for Standard Pipe
(000 tonnes)
In-quota
VolumeUS Allocation Rest of the World Volume Above-quota Surtax
First Year 231 168 63 15%
Second Year 243 177 66 11%
Third Year 256 186 70   7%
5. Provide proposed date of introduction of the measure.
The Government is not subject to a statutory time-line from receipt of a CITT report
containing an affirmative determination of serious injury, or threat thereof, to decide what safeguard
action, if any, will be taken.
As noted above, the Government will examine the report and respond to the CITT
recommendations.
6. Provide expected duration of the measure.
As noted in item 4, the proposed measures recommended by the CITT have a duration of
three years
7. For a measure with a duration of more than three years, provide the proposed date for
the review (under Article 7.4) to be held not later than the mid-term of the measure, if
such a date for the review has already been scheduled.
The measures recommended by the CITT does not exceed three years.  However, the CITT
recommends periodical reviews so that the measures imposed remain appropriate.G/SG/N/8/CAN/1/Suppl.1
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8. If the expected duration is over one year, provide expected timetable for progressive
liberalization of the measure
As noted in item 4, each of the proposed measures and alternative proposed measures
provides for progressive liberalization.  The terms of the liberalizations are indicated in that item.
9. Provide information relating to the extension of a safeguard measure.
Not applicable.G/SG/N/8/CAN/1/Suppl.1
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ANNEX I
GOODS COVERED BY THIS NOTIFICATION
Description of the Goods
1) Flat-rolled Carbon and Alloy Steel Discrete Plate
Flat-rolled carbon and alloy steel discrete plate are the goods subject to this safeguard inquiry.
The Schedule of Specified Goods in the Order indicates that discrete plate subject to the inquiryincludes floor-patterned plate and excludes clad plate, PVQ plate over 3.125” thick and other plate
over 5” thick.
Carbon steel plate in rectangular shapes is referred to as “discrete plate”. Lighter gauge plate
may be coiled and subsequently cut to length to create discrete plate.
Plate is categorized by different “qualities” that refer to the suitability and integrity of the
steel for its intended purpose. The most common quality is structural quality. PVQ is another main
quality of discrete plate but accounts for a much smaller part of the market. Structural quality plate is
intended for use in general applications, such as in the production of rail cars, heavy constructionmachinery, agricultural equipment and automotive and truck parts, and in bridges, high-rise buildings,
shipbuilding and repairs. PVQ plate is intended  for use in the production of sealed containers capable
of holding their contents, such as industrial gases and propane, under pressure.
While there are minor differences from mill to mill, the production process for discrete plate
is essentially the same for all producers and entails heating the slabs/ingots, descaling, rolling,
levelling, cutting to size, inspecting and testing. Discrete plate may be heat-treated, which may
include annealing, normalizing, stress relieving, quenching, tempering or combinations of these
treatments.
2) Flat-rolled Carbon and Alloy Cold Rolled Sheet and Coil
Flat-rolled carbon and alloy steel cold-rolled sheet and coil are the goods subject to this
safeguard inquiry.  The Schedule of Specified Goods in the Order indicates that the flat-rolled carbon
and alloy steel cold-rolled sheet and coil subject to  the inquiry excludes cold-rolled sheet that is not
annealed (commercially known as “full hard” cold-rolled sheet) for metallic coating; grain-oriented
electric steel sheet; aluminized steel sheet; aluminum clad sheet; and stainless grades of flat-rolledsteel products.
All cold-rolled sheet and coil is manufactured on rolling mills. The product begins as
hot-rolled steel, pickled and oiled, which is further reduced in thickness by a cold-reduction process
on a continuous or reversing cold-rolling mill.
Some of the common end products manufactured from cold-rolled sheet and coil include
household appliances, automotive and truck parts, drums and pails, tubing and office furniture.
3) Carbon and Alloy Steel Angles, Shapes and Sections
Carbon and alloy steel angles, shapes and sections are the goods subject to this safeguard
inquiry. The Schedule of Specified Goods in the Order indicates that the angles, shapes and sectionsG/SG/N/8/CAN/1/Suppl.1
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subject to this inquiry exclude I-sections of a heig ht exceeding 152.4 mm (6 i n.) and H-sections of a
height exceeding 152.4 mm (6 in.); and stai nless grades of long steel products.
In the manufacture of angles, shapes and sections, a billet is reheated, then passed through a
set of grooved rolls to produce the desired angles, shapes and sections, which are then cut into straightlengths. Angles, shapes and sections encompass a wide range of products, including merchant goods
and other goods made from special grade quality steel.  They are used in general construction,
automotive and other manufacturing industries.  They are also used in applications such as ship
building, bridge structures, mine rails, electric transmission towers and cutting edges for bulldozers
and road graders.
4) Carbon and Alloy Steel Concrete Reinforcing Bars
Carbon and alloy steel concrete reinforcing bars are the goods subject to this safeguard
inquiry. The Schedule of Specified Goods in the Order indicates that carbon and alloy steel concrete
reinforcing bars subject to the inquiry exclude stainless steel grades of reinforcing bars.
In Canada, reinforcing bars are generally produced using ferrous scrap metal as their main
raw material.  The steel production process begins with the melting of scrap metal in an electric arc
furnace. Later in the process, molten steel is continuously cast into rectangular billets that are cut to
length.  These billets are later reheated and passed through a hot-rolling mill to produce reinforcing
bars. The same rolling mills can also be used to produce hot-rolled bars and angles, shapes andsections from billets.
Reinforcing bars are used in the construction industry to reinforce concrete structures.  The
bars contain indentations, ribs, grooves or other deformations produced during the rolling process or
by twisting after rolling.  The deformations improv e the adherence of the concrete to the reinforcing
bars.
5) Welded and Seamless Carbon and Alloy Tubular Steel Standard Pipe to 16" O.D.
Welded and seamless carbon and alloy standard pi pe up to 16 in. outside diameter is the good
subject to this safeguard inquiry.  The Schedule of Specified Goods in the Order indicates that the
standard pipe subject to this inquiry includes waterwell casing, sprinkler pipe and piling pipe.
Standard pipe is produced to the ASTM specifications, which prescribe chemical and
mechanical properties.  The standard pipe subject to this inquiry includes:
a) plumbing and heating pipe made to the A53 specification;
b) waterwell casing made to the ASTM A589 specification;
c) sprinkler pipe made to the ASTM A795 specification;d) piling pipe made to the ASTM A252 specification;
e) fencing pipe made to ASTM A795 specification;
f) pipe made to ASTM A106 specification.
Standard pipe may be welded or seamless.  Welded pipe is made from hot-rolled sheet or
plate on a pipe mill by bending flat product to form a tube and then forming a seam by joining the
edges by the electric resistance weld (ERW) or continuous weld (CW) process.  Seamless pipe is
made from steel billets by hot rolling, by hot extrusion, and by drawing or rolling a tube round on a
mandrel or plug.G/SG/N/8/CAN/1/Suppl.1
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Standard pipe is used in the construction, agricultural, oil and gas, and general manufacturing
industries.  Some uses of standard pipe require particular specifications.  For example, seamless
products are used when the conveyance of water or other liquids under high pressure or temperature
requires additional strength and durability.
Harmonized System (HS) Codes
The Order required the Tribunal to inquire into all imports of the specified steel goods from
all sources.  The only source of data on all imports of the goods from all sources is trade statistics
produced by Statistics Canada, which publishes data on the volumes and value for duty of imports
originating in all countries.
The key to extracting import data from Statistics Canada import data is the 10-digit HS Code
under which a good is recorded when it enters Canada.  The Order did not include a list of the 10-digit
HS Codes under which the goods are imported, but the Tribunal’s staff, in conjunction with a tariff
classification expert from the Canada Customs and Revenue Agency, established such a list for each
of the nine goods. These lists were used to generate the import data to estimate trends in imports.
They were not intended to delimit precisely the scope of the Tribunal’s inquiry, which is determined
by the list of specified goods in the Annex to the Order.
Notwithstanding the extensive verification process undertaken by the Tribunal’s staff, it is
still possible that the import data used in the fact-finding phase of the inquiry may contain data on
imports of certain goods not subject to the inquiry. In addition, it is also possible that imports of some
goods subject to the inquiry may not have been in cluded if the HS Code under which they enter was
not included in the HS lists established by the Tribunal staff.  However, given the extensive
verifications that were made, the Tribunal considers that the import data generated using the HS lists
provided the best and most reliable basis for assessing import trends over the period of inquiry.  The
methodology used to establish the lists of HS Code s is explained in the general pre-hearing staff
report and is reproduced in Appendix XI of the CITT report.
HS Code Descriptions - Discrete Plate
2001 HS Code 2001 Description
7208 Flat-rolled products of iron or non-alloy steel, of a width o f
600 mm or more, hot-rolled, not clad, plated or coated.
720840 - Not in coils, not further worked than hot-rolled, with patterns in
relief
72084010 --- For use in ships, boats or floating structures
7208401010 ----- Of a width of 600 mm or more but not exceeding 1,525 mm
7208401020 ----- Of a width exceeding 1,525 mm but not exceeding 2,450 mm
7208401030 ----- Of a width exceeding 2,450 mm
--- Other
72084091 ---- Of a thickness of 4.75 mm or more but not exceeding 10 mm,
having a yield point below 355 MPa; Of a thickness exceeding
10 mm
7208409110 ----- Of a thickness of 4.75mm or more but not exceeding 10 mm,
having a minimum yield point below 355 MPa
7208409120 ----- Of a thickness ex ceeding 10 mm
72084099 ---- Other
7208409910 ----- Of a width of 600 mm or more but not exceeding 1,525 mm
7208409920 ----- Of a width exceeding 1,525 mm but not exceeding 2,450 mmG/SG/N/8/CAN/1/Suppl.1
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7208409930 ----- Of a width exceeding 2,450 mm
- Other, not in coils, not further worked than hot-rolled
720851 -- Of a thickness exceeding 10 mm
7208511000 --- Rolled on four faces or in a closed box pass, of a width not
exceeding 1,250 mm--- Other
72085191 ---- For use in the manufacture of separators or treaters (water, oil,
gas) for installation between the wellhead assembly or surface oil
pumping unit and the field marketing valve at oil or natural gas
wells; For use in ships, boats or floating structures
7208519110 ----- Heat treated
----- Other
7208519191 ------ Of a width of 600 mm or more but not exceeding 1,525 mm
7208519192 ------ Of a width exceeding 1,525 mm but not exceeding
1,830 mm
7208519193 ------ Of a width exceeding 1,830 mm but not exceeding
2,450 mm
7208519194 ------ Of a width exceeding 2,450 mm but not exceeding
3,050 mm
7208519195 ------ Of a width exceeding 3,050 mm
72085199 ---- Other
7208519910 ----- Heat treated
----- Other:
7208519991 ------ Of a width of 600 mm or more but not exceeding 1,525 mm
7208519992 ------ Of a width exceeding 1,525 mm but not exceeding
1,830 mm
7208519993 ------ Of a width exceeding 1,830 mm but not exceeding
2,450 mm
7208519994 ------ Of a width exceeding 2,450 mm but not exceeding
3,050 mm
7208519995 ------ Of a width exceeding 3,050 mm
720852 -- Of a thickness of 4.75 mm or more but not exceeding 10 mm
--- Having a minimum yield point of 355 MPa, rolled on four
faces or in a closed box pass, of a width not exceeding 1,250 mm:
7208521100 ---- For use in ships, boats or floating structures
7208521900 ---- Other
72085290 --- Other
7208529010 ----- Heat treated
----- Other
7208529091 ------ Of a width of 600 mm or more but not exceeding 1,525 mm
7208529092 ------ Of a width exceeding 1,525 mm but not exceeding
1,830 mm
7208529093 ------ Of a width exceeding 1,830 mm but not exceeding
2,450 mm
7208529094 ------ Of a width exceeding 2,450 mm but not exceeding
3,050 mm
7208529095 ------ Of a width exceeding 3,050 mm
7211 Flat-rolled products of iron or non-alloy steel, of a width of less
than 600 mm, not clad, plated or coated.
- Not further worked than hot-rolled
7211130000 -- Rolled on four faces or in a closed box pass, of a width
exceeding 150 mm and a thickness of not less than 4 mm, not in
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72111400 -- Other, of a thickness of 4.75 mm or more
7211140010 ----- Not in coils
7225 Flat-rolled products of other al loy steel, of a width of 600 mm or
more.
- Of silicon-electrical steel:
72251900 -- Other
7225190090 ----- Other
72252000 - Of high speed steel
----- Other:
7225200092 ------ Of a thickness ex ceeding 4.75 mm
72254090 --- Other
----- Heat treated:
7225409022 ------ Of a thickness ex ceeding 4.75 mm
7226 Flat-rolled products of other alloy steel, of a width of less than
600 mm.
- Of silicon electrical steel:
72262000 - Of high speed steel
----- Other:
7226200092 ------ Of a thickness ex ceeding 4.75 mm
- Other
722691 -- Not further worked than hot-rolled
72269190 --- Other
7226919040 ----- Tool steel of a thickness exceeding 4.75 mm
7308 Structures (excluding prefabricated buildings of heading 94.06)
and parts of structures (for example, bridges and bridge-sections,
lock-gates, towers, lattice masts, roofs, roofing frame-works,
doors and windows and their frames and thresholds for doors,shutters, balustrades, pillars and columns), of iron or steel; plates,
rods, angles, shapes, sections, tubes and the like, prepared for use
in structures, of iron or steel.
730890 - Other
73089090 --- Other
7308909010 ----- Ceilings, including frames for suspended ceilings
 7308909020 ----- Roofing
7308909030 ----- Siding, including soffit or fascia
7308909040 ----- Assembled fence, including barriers or crossing gates
7308909050 ----- Flooring; roof drainage equipment
7308909060 ----- Columns, pillars, posts, beams, girders and similar structural
units----- Other:
7308909091 ------ Livestock pens or stalls
7308909092 ------ Staircases
7308909093 ------ Roof decks or balconies
7308909094 ------ Moulding or trim
7308909095 ------ Grills, air diffusers or ducts
7308909096 ------ Other architectural or ornamental work
7308909099 ------ Other
Source: Customs Tariff, 1996 to 2001.G/SG/N/8/CAN/1/Suppl.1
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HS Code Descriptions – Cold-rolled Sheet and Coil
2001 HS Code 2001 Description
7209 Flat-rolled products of iron or non-alloy steel, of a width of 600
mm or more, cold-rolled (cold-reduced), not clad, plated
or coated.
- In coils, not further worked than cold-rolled (cold-reduced):
72091500 -- Of a thickness of 3 mm or more
7209150010 ----- Of a width of 600 mm or more but not exceeding 1,525 mm
7209150020 ----- Of a width exceeding 1,525 mm but not exceeding 2,030 mm
7209150030 ----- Of a width exceeding 2,030 mm
720916 -- Of a thickness exceeding 1 mm but less than 3 mm
72091610 --- Car bon steel sheet, to specification SAE J1392 980 XF, for use
in the manufacture of automotive mechanical scissor jacks or
handles thereof
7209161010 ----- Of a width of 600 mm or more but not exceeding 1,525 mm
7209161020 ----- Of a width exceeding 1,525 mm but not exceeding 2,030 mm
7209161030 ----- Of a width exceeding 2,030 mm
--- Other:
72091691 ---- Having a minimum yield point of 275 MPa
7209169110 ----- Of a width of 600 mm or more but not exceeding 1,525 mm
7209169120 ----- Of a width exceeding 1,525 mm but not exceeding 2,030 mm
7209169130 ----- Of a width exceeding 2,030 mm
72091699 ---- Other
7209169910 ----- Of a width of 600 mm or more but not exceeding 1,525 mm
7209169920 ----- Of a width exceeding 1,525 mm but not exceeding 2,030 mm
7209169930 ----- Of a width exceeding 2,030 mm
720917 -- Of a thickness of 0.5 mm or more but not exceeding 1 mm
72091710 --- Of motor lamination steel, having a maximum core loss o f
9.54 W/kg/mm, measured at a frequency of 60 Hz and an
induction of 1.5 T to specification ASTM A34 or A343, for use inthe manufacture of magnetic core laminations
7209171010 ----- Of a width of 600 mm or more but not exceeding 1,525 mm
7209171020 ----- Of a width exceeding 1,525 mm but not exceeding 2,030 mm
7209171030 ----- Of a width exceeding 2,030 mm
--- Other:
72091791 ---- Having a minimum yield point of 275 MPa
7209179110 ----- Of a width of 600 mm or more but not exceeding 1,525 mm
7209179120 ----- Of a width exceeding 1,525 mm but not exceeding 2,030 mm
7209179130 ----- Of a width exceeding 2,030 mm
72091799 ---- Other
7209179910 ----- Of a width of 600 mm or more but not exceeding 1,525 mm
7209179920 ----- Of a width exceeding 1,525 mm but not exceeding 2,030 mm
7209179930 ----- Of a width exceeding 2,030 mm
720918 -- Of a thickness of less than 0.5 mm
72091810 --- Having a minimum yield point of 275 MPa, for use in the
manufacture of thermionic, cold cathode or photo-cathode valves
and tubes; Of motor lamination steel, having a maximum coreloss of 9.54 W/kg/mm, measured at a frequency of 60 Hz and an
induction of 1.5 T to specification ASTM A34 or A343, for use in
the manufacture of magnetic core laminations
7209181010 ----- Of a width of 600 mm or more but not exceeding 1,525 mmG/SG/N/8/CAN/1/Suppl.1
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72091891 ---- Having a minimum yield point of 275 MPa
7209189110 ----- Of a width of 600 mm or more but not exceeding 1,525 mm
7209189120 ----- Of a width exceeding 1,525 mm but not exceeding 2,030 mm
7209189130 ----- Of a width exceeding 2,030 mm
72091899 ---- Other :
7209189910 ----- Of a width of 600 mm or more but not exceeding 1,525 mm
7209189920 ----- Of a width exceeding 1,525 mm but not exceeding 2,030 mm
7209189930 ----- Of a width exceeding 2,030 mm
- Not in coils, not further worked than cold-rolled (cold-reduced) :
72092500 -- Of a thickness of 3 mm or more
7209250010 ----- Of a width of 600 mm or more but not exceeding 1,525 mm
7209250020 ----- Of a width exceeding 1,525 mm but not exceeding 2,030 mm
7209250030 ----- Of a width exceeding 2,030 mm
72092600 -- Of a thickness exceeding 1 mm but less than 3 mm
7209260010 ----- Of a width of 600 mm or more but not exceeding 1,525 mm
7209260020 ----- Of a width exceeding 1,525 mm but not exceeding 2,030 mm
7209260030 ----- Of a width exceeding 2,030 mm
72092700 -- Of a thickness of 0.5 mm or more but not exceeding 1 mm
7209270010 ----- Of a width of 600 mm or more but not exceeding 1,525 mm
7209270020 ----- Of a width exceeding 1,525 mm but not exceeding 2,030 mm
7209270030 ----- Of a width exceeding 2,030 mm
72092800 -- Of a thickness of less than 0.5 mm
7209280010 ----- Of a width of 600 mm or more but not exceeding 1,525 mm
7209280020 ----- Of a width exceeding 1,525 mm but not exceeding 2,030 mm
7209280030 ----- Of a width exceeding 2,030 mm
72099000 - Other
7209900010 ----- Perforated
7209900090 ----- Other
7211 Flat-rolled products of iron or non-alloy steel, of a width of less
than 600 mm, not clad, plated or coated.
- Not further worked than cold-rolled (cold-reduced) :
721123 -- Containing by weight less than 0.25% of carbon
7211231000 --- Hardened, tempered or ground, not further manufactured than
cut to shape, without indented edges, for use in the manufacture
of saws; Of a thickness of less than 3 mm and having a minimum
yield point of 275 MPa or of a thickness of 3 mm or more and
having a minimum yield point of 355 MPa, the foregoing for use
in the manufacture of: Knitting machine needles; Thermionic,
cold cathode or photo-cathode valves and tubes
7211239000 --- Other
721129 -- Other
7211291000 --- High car bon steel strip, to specification SAE 1080, hardened
and tempered, polished, of a hardness of RC 45/47, with sheared
edges, in coils of a weight not exceeding 1 tonne, for use in themanufacture of power trowel blades; Of a thickness of less than 3
mm and having a minimum yield point of 275 MPa or a thickness
of 3 mm or more and having a minimum yield point of 355 MPa,
the foregoing for use in the manufacture of: Knitting machine
needles; Thermionic, cold cathode or photo-cathode valves and
tubes; Without indented edges, not hardened, tempered nor
ground, for use in the manufacture of saws
7211299000 --- Other
721190 - OtherG/SG/N/8/CAN/1/Suppl.1
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7211901000 --- Of a thickness not exceeding 5 mm, with cutting edge on one
or both sides, for use in the manufacture of cutting dies; Without
indented edges, not hardened, tempered nor ground, for use in the
manufacture of saws
72119090 --- Other
7211909010 ----- Perforated
7211909090 ----- Other
7225 Flat-rolled products of other al loy steel, of a width of 600 mm or
more.
- Of silicon-electrical steel:
72251900 -- Other
7225190010 ----- Cold-rolled or cold-drawn, of a thickness not exceeding 4.75
mm
72252000 - Of high speed steel
7225200010 ----- Cold-rolled or cold-drawn, of a thickness not exceeding 4.75
mm
722550 - Other, not further worked than cold-rolled (cold-reduced)7225501000 --- For use in ships, boats or floating structures
72255090 --- Other
----- Of a thickness not exceeding 4.75 mm:
7225509011 ------ Tool steel
7225509019 ------ Other
----- Of thickness exceeding 4.75 mm:
7225509021 ------ Tool steel
7225509029 ------ Other
7226 Flat-rolled products of other alloy steel, of a width of less than
600 mm.- Of silicon-electrical steel:
72261900 -- Other
7226190010 ----- Cold-rolled, of a thickness not ex ceeding 4.75 mm
7226190090 ----- Other
72262000 - Of high speed steel
7226200010 ----- Cold-rolled, of a thickness not ex ceeding 4.75 mm
722692 -- Not further worked than cold-rolled (cold-reduced)7226921000 --- The following, of a thickness not exceeding 4.75 mm:
Containing 40% or more by weight of nickel and produced to
specification ASTM A 75385, for use in the manufacture o
f
laminations or cores for telecommunication transformers; For usein the manufacture of knitting machine needles
72269290 --- Other
----- Of a thickness not exceeding 4.75 mm:
7226929011 ------ Tool steel
7226929019 ------ Other
----- Of a thickness ex ceeding 4.75 mm:
7226929021 ------ Tool steel
7226929029 ------ Other
722699 -- Other
7226991000 --- Not further manufactured than cut to shape, without indented
edges, not hardened, tempered nor ground, for use in the
manufacture of saws; Of a thickness not exceeding 5 mm, with
cutting edge on one or both sides, for use in the manufacture o
f
cutting dies
7226999000 --- OtherG/SG/N/8/CAN/1/Suppl.1
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7209181020 ----- Of a width exceeding 1,525 mm but not exceeding 2,030 mm
7209181030 ----- Of a width exceeding 2,030 mm
--- Other
Source: Customs Tariff, 1996 to 2001.
HS Code Descriptions – Angles, Shapes and Sections
2001 HS Code 2001 Description
7216 Angles, shapes and sections of iron or non-alloy steel.
72161000 - U, I or H sections, not further worked than hot-rolled, hot drawn
or extruded, of a height of less than 80 mm
----- U sections:
7216100011 ------ American standard
7216100012 ------ For motor vehicles or for ships
7216100019 ------ Other
----- I sections:
7216100021 ------ American standard
7216100029 ------ Other
7216100030 ----- H sections
- L or T sections, not further worked than hot-rolled, hot-drawn o r
extruded, of a height of less than 80 mm:
721621 -- L sections
72162110 --- For use in ships, boats or floating structures
7216211010 ----- Equal legs
7216211020 ----- Unequal legs
72162190 --- Other
7216219010 ----- Equal legs
7216219020 ----- Unequal legs
7216220000 -- T sections
- U, I or H sections, not further worked than hot-rolled, hot-drawn
or extruded, of height of 80 mm or more:
721631 -- U sections
 72163110 --- For use in ships, boats or floating structures
 7216311010 ----- Of a height of 80 mm or more but not exceeding 152.4 mm
7216311010
7216311010
7216311020 ----- Of a height ex ceeding 152.4 mm
72163190 --- Other
----- Of a height of 80 mm or more but not exceeding 152.4 mm
7216319011 ------ American standard
7216319012 ------ For motor vehicles
7216319019 ------ Other
----- Of a height ex ceeding 152.4 mm:
7216319021 ------ American standard
7216319022 ------ For motor vehicles
7216319029 ------ Other
721632 -- I sectionsG/SG/N/8/CAN/1/Suppl.1
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72163210 --- For use in ships, boats or floating structures; Not further
manufactured than sand-blasted or coated with primer, for use in
the manufacture of masts for fork-lift trucks
7216321010 ----- Of a height of 80 mm or more but not exceeding 152.4 mm
72163290 --- Other
7216329010 ----- Of a height of 80 mm or more but not exceeding 152.4 mm
721633 -- H Sections
72163310 --- For use in ships, boats or floating structures; Of a height of less
than 150 mm, for use in the manufacture of mines
----- Wide flange:
7216331011 ------ Of a height not exceeding 150 mm
7216331020 ----- Bearing pile
----- Other
7216331091 ------ Of a height of 80 mm or more not ex ceeding 152.4 mm
72163390 --- Other
----- Wide flange:
7216339011 ------ Of a height not exceeding 150 mm
7216339020 ----- Bearing pile
----- Other:
7216339091 ------ Of a height of 80 mm or more not ex ceeding 152.4 mm
72164000 - L or T sections, not further worked than hot-rolled, hot-drawn o r
extruded, of a height of 80 mm or more
----- L sections, equal legs:
7216400011 ------ Of a height of 80 mm or more but not exceeding 152.4 mm
7216400012 ------ Of a height ex ceeding 152.4 mm
----- L sections, unequal legs:
7216400021 ------ Large leg of height of 80 mm or more but not exceeding
152.4 mm
7216400022 ------ Large leg of a height exceeding 152.4 mm
7216400030 ----- T sections
721650 - Other angles, shapes and sections, not further worked than
hot-rolled, hot-drawn or extruded
72165010 --- For use in ships, boats or floating structures; Shapes or
sections, with bevelled edge or edges, of a length of more than3.65 m and either of a width of more than 25.4 cm or of a
thickness of more than 3.5 cm, for use in the manufacture o
f
cutting edges for bulldozer or angledozer blades, front-end shovelloader buckets, combination excavating and transporting scrapers,
road graders or road scrapers; Track shoe profile bars of steel, of awidth of 190 mm or more but not exceeding 350 mm and of a
height not exceeding 150 mm, for use in the manufacture of track
shoes for track-laying machinery or vehicles
7216501010 ----- For use in ships, boats or floating structures
7216501020 ----- Shapes or sections, with bevelled edge or edges, of a length
of more than 3.65 m and either of a width of more than 25.4 cm or
of a thickness of more than 3.5 cm, for use in the manufacture o
f
cutting edges for bulldozer or angledozer blades, front-end shovelloader buckets, combination excavating and transporting scrapers,
road graders or road scrapers
7216501030 ----- Track shoe profile bars of steel, of a width of 190 mm or
more but not exceeding 350 mm and of a height not exceeding
150 mm, for use in the manufacture of track shoes for track-laying
machinery or vehiclesG/SG/N/8/CAN/1/Suppl.1
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7216501030
7216509000 --- Other
- Angles, shapes and sections, not further worked than
cold-formed or cold-finished:
7216610000 -- Obtained from flat-rolled products7216690000 -- Other
- Other:
721691 -- Cold-formed or cold-finished from flat-rolled products
72169190 --- Other
7216919010 ----- L sections
7216919020 ----- I or H sections
7216919030 ----- U sections
----- Other:
7216919091 ------ Ribbed shapes
7216919099 ------ Other
721699 -- Other
72169990 --- Other
7216999010 ----- L sections
7216999020 ----- I or H sections
7216999030 ----- U sections
----- Other:
7216999091 ------ Ribbed shapes
7216999099 ------ Other
722870 - Angles, shapes and sections72287010 --- For use in ships, boats or floating structures; H sections, of a
height of less than 150 mm, for use in the manufacture of mine
arches; The following, not further worked than hot-rolled,
cold-rolled, drawn or extruded and for use in the manufacture o
f
cutting edges for bulldozer or angledozer blades, front-end shovel
loader buckets, combination excavating and transporting scrapers,
road graders and road scrapers: Shapes or sections with bevelled
edge or edges, of a length exceeding 3.65 m and either o f
exceeding 25.4 cm or of a thickness exceeding 3.5 cm;Semi-arrowhead shapes or sections, of a length exceeding 3.65 mand a width exceeding 20.3 cm; Track shoe profile bars of steel,
of a width of 190 mm or more but not exceeding 350 mm and of a
height not exceeding 150 mm, for use in the manufacture of track
shoes for track-laying machinery or vehicles; U, I, or H sections,
hot-rolled, cold-rolled, hot-formed, not further manufactured thansand-blasted or coated with primer, for use in the manufacture o
f
masts for fork-lift trucks----- L sections, not further worked than hot-rolled, cold-rolled,
drawn or extruded:
7228701011 ------ Equal legs
7228701012 ------ Unequal legs
----- Wide flange H sections, not further worked than hot-rolled,
cold-rolled, drawn or extruded:
7228701021 ------ Of a height not exceeding 150 mm
7228701030 ----- Other H sections, not further worked than hot-rolled,
cold-rolled, drawn or extruded
----- I sections, not further worked than hot-rolled, cold-rolled,drawn or extruded:
7228701041 ------ American standard of a height not exceeding 150 mmG/SG/N/8/CAN/1/Suppl.1
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7228701049 ------ Other
7228701050 ----- U sections, not further worked than hot-rolled, cold-rolled,
drawn or extruded
7228701060 ----- T sections, not further worked than hot-rolled, cold-rolled,
drawn or extruded
7228701070 ----- Z sections, not further worked than hot-rolled, cold-rolled,
drawn or extruded
----- Other shapes or sections, not further worked than hot-rolled,
cold-rolled, drawn or extruded:
7228701081 ------ Bearing pile
7228701082 ------ Curved grader blade sections
7228701083 ------ Track shoe profile bars of steel, of a width of 190 mm or
more but not exceeding 350 mm and of a height not exceeding
150 mm, for use in the manufacture of track shoes for track-laying
machinery or vehicles
7228701083
7228701089 ------ Other
7228701090 ----- Other
72287090 --- Other
----- L sections, not further worked than hot-rolled, cold-rolled,
drawn or extruded:
7228709011 ------ Equal legs
7228709012 ------ Unequal legs
----- Wide flange H sections, not further worked than hot-rolled,cold-rolled, drawn or extruded:
7228709021 ------ Of a height not exceeding 150 mm
7228709030 ----- Other H sections, not further worked than hot-rolled,
cold-rolled, drawn or extruded
----- I sections, not further worked than hot-rolled, cold-rolled,drawn or extruded:
7228709041 ------ American standard of a height not exceeding 150 mm
7228709049 ------ Other
7228709050 ----- U sections, not further worked than hot-rolled, cold-rolled,
drawn or extruded
7228709060 ----- T sections, not further worked than hot-rolled, cold-rolled,
drawn or extruded
7228709070 ----- Z sections, not further worked than hot-rolled, cold-rolled,
drawn or extruded
----- Other shapes or sections, not further worked than hot-rolled,cold-rolled, drawn or extruded
7228709081 ------ Bearing pile
7228709082 ------ Curved grader blade sections
7228709089 ------ Other
----- Other:
7228709091 ------ L sections
7228709092 ------ H or I sections
7228709093 ------ U sections
7228709099 ------ Other
Source: Customs Tariff, 1996 to 2001.G/SG/N/8/CAN/1/Suppl.1
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HS Code Descriptions — Reinforcing Bars
2001 HS Code 2001 Description
7213 Bars and rods, hot-rolled, in irregularly wound coils, of iron or
non-alloy steel.
7213100000 - Containing indentations, ribs, grooves or other deformations
produced during the rolling process
7214 Other bars and rods of iron or non-alloy steel, not further worked
than forged, hot-rolled, hot-drawn or hot-extruded, but including
those twisted after rolling.
7214200000 - Containing indentations, ribs, grooves or other deformations
produced during the rolling process or twisted after rolling
Source: Customs Tariff, 1996 to 2001.
HS Code Descriptions – Standard Pipe
2001 HS Code 2001 Description
7304 Tubes, pipes and hollow profiles, seamless, of iron (other than
cast iron) or steel.
- Other, of circular cross-section, of iron or non-alloy steel:
730439 -- Other
7304391000 --- For blast furnaces for smelting iron ore; For use in the
manufacture of cylinders for calendering, supercalendering or
embossing paper or textiles; For use in the manufacture of drill
pipe, casing or tubing, or fittings, couplings, thread protectors or
nipples therefor, for natural gas or oil wells; For use in the
manufacture of separators or treaters (water, oil, gas) forinstallation between the wellhead assembly or surface oil
pumping unit and the field marketing valve at oil or natural gas
wells; Tubes and pipes, centrifugally cast, with plain ends, having
a wall thickness of 15.875 mm or more but not exceeding 63.5
mm, for use in the manufacture of rolls for paper-makingmachinery
73043920 --- Tubes and pipes, for use in the manufacture or repair o
f
pressure parts of boilers, pulp mill digesters or vessels for the
refining or oil
7304392010 ----- For power boilers
7304392080 ----- For other boilers
7304392090 ----- Other
73043990 --- Other
7304399020 ----- Standard pipe
7304399090 ----- Other
- Other, of circular cross-section, of other alloy steel:
730459 -- Other73045990 --- Other
7304599020 ----- Standard pipe
7304599090 ----- OtherG/SG/N/8/CAN/1/Suppl.1
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7306 Other tubes, pipes and hollow profiles (for example, open seam or
welded, riveted or similarly closed), of iron or steel.
730630 - Other, welded, of circular cross-section, or iron or non-alloy
steel
73063010 --- For use in the manufacture of g oods of Section XVI or o f
Chapter 73, such goods being used in the recovery or production
of crude oil from shales, oil-sands or tar-sands; Tubes and pipes,
cold-drawn after welding, of an external diameter not exceeding
----- Galvanized, of an external diameter not exceeding 114.3 mm
7306301014 ------ Standard pipe
7306301019 ------ Other
----- Other, of an external diameter not exceeding 114.3 mm:
7306301024 ------ Standard pipe
7306301026 ------ Other
----- Of an external diameter exceeding 114.3 mm:
7306301034 ------ Standard pipe
7306301039 ------ Other
73063090 --- Other
----- Galvanized, of an external diameter not exceeding 114.3
mm:
7306309014 ------ Standard pipe
7306309019 ------ Other
----- Other, of an external diameter not exceeding 114.3 mm:
7306309024 ------ Standard pipe
7306309029 ------ Other
----- Of an external diameter exceeding 114.3 mm:
7306309034 ------ Standard pipe
7306309039 ------ Other
73065000 - Other, welded, of circular cross-section, or other alloy steel
7306500090 ----- Other
730660 - Other, welded, of non-circular cross-section
73066090 --- Other
----- Of iron or non-alloy steel:
7306609019 ------ Other
-----Of alloy steel:
7306609029 ------ Other
730690 - Other
7306901000 --- Tubes, pipes and shells, to be employed in pneumatically
breaking down the working face of a mine
73069090 --- Other
7306909010 ----- Of iron or non-alloy steel
7306909020 ----- Of alloy steel
Source: Customs Tariff , 1996 to 2001.
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