Importers of HS 7221.00 (bars and rods, hot-rolled, in irregularly wound coils, of st) from United Kingdom actually paid 25% on the taxed portion of the value in 2026-06 — 25% across everything shipped, taxed or not. Measured from official duty receipts, not the rulebook: the statutory MFN base rate on this code is Free. Over the window the rate on the taxed portion moved 0% → 25%, with the largest single step -25pp in 2024-01. Measured from official US duty receipts · as-of 2026-06 · confidence: measured, not modelled. The HTS base rate is Free — importers actually paid 25%, so the trade-war overlay added 25 pts, measured at the border (not a summed rulebook estimate). Reproduce exactly: tariff_story(hs: "7221.00", origin: "United Kingdom") · see it at trimtabist.com/tariffs
HS 7221.00. The schedule base rate is Free; importers from United Kingdom actually paid 25% on the dutiable value in 2026-06 — the trade-war overlay added 25 points, measured at the border. Measured, not modelled.
Over the window the collected rate moved 0% (2023-07) → 25% (2026-06), largest single step -25pp in 2024-01.
United Kingdom's lower duty (25% vs 75%) lets it price up to 40% above China at the factory and still match on duty-inclusive customs cost. But on the LATEST measured prices, China actually lands cheaper — $2.12/kg vs $5.64/kg (duty in, freight out).
15 Chapter-99 measures name United Kingdom; scope mapping is partial (several annexes are PDFs) — absence never means exemption. They do not sum, and some are product-specific — the collected rate above is the composed truth.
All goods from United Kingdom · the whole tariff ledger · reproduce: tariff_story(hs: "7221.00", origin: "United Kingdom") via /connect. Not customs or legal advice.