1. The provisions of this subpart do not cover
articles coated or plated with precious metals
unless such articles are specifically included
therein.

Brads, nails, spikes, staples, and tacks, all the
foregoing, not described in the foregoing provisions
of this subpart, of base metal:

Of iron or steel (except articles with heads of
of nonferrous metals):

Of one piece construction:

Made of round wire:

646.27

646.28

Not over 2 inches in length..
Over 2 inches in length..

8% ad val.

2.5

0.2¢ per lb.

15% ad val.
0.4 per lb.
1.5¢ per lb.

IR ON AND ST EFFECT OF TRADE

ments between June 18, 193 applicable to iron and steel The following tables

simplification. although some incidental ra revision of the tariff structu went into effect on August 3 August 30, 1963 to those app No attempt has been

particularly the footnotes,
It should be borne in

PART III

EFFECT OF TRADE AGREEMENTS PROGRAM ON

IR ON AND STEEL IMPORT DUTIES

The following tables show import duties, by tariff paragraphs, applicable to iron and steel mill products, as modified by trade agreements between June 18, 1930 and August 30, 1963.

No attempt has been made to convert the duties applicable on August 30, 1963 to those applicable under the revised schedules that went into effect on August 31, 1963. Generally speaking, the 1963 revision of the tariff structure involved no substantial rate changes, although some incidental rate changes were made in the interest of simplification.

It should be borne in mind that the verb tense of these tables, particularly the footnotes, is as though written on August 30, 1963.

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Table 1.

PIO IRON (Par. 301)

United States rates of duty under the Tariff Act of 1930

1/ Equivalent rates in dollars per short ton are as follows:

2/ Currently applicable to the products of Communist-dominated countries or areas designated (during 1951-53) by the President pursuant to section 5 of the Trade Agreements Extension Act of 1951.

3/ General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT), unless otherwise indicated.

Bound.

5/ Bound in trade agreement with Venezuela supplementary to GATT.

Note.--In addition to the base rates shown above, imports are subject to duties for alloy content under paragraph 301.

Table 2.

MUCK BARS, BAR TRON, ROUND IRON, TRON SLABS AND BLOOMS, AND SIMILAR
TROU PRODUCTS
(PAR. 303)

United States rates of duly under the Tariff Act of 1930

2/ Currently applicable to the products of Communist-dominated countries or arcas designated (during 1951-53) by the President pursuant to section 5 of the Trade Agreements Extension Act of 1951.

2/ General Agreemont on Tariffs and Trade (GATT), unless otherwise indicated.