Tubes, pipes and hollow profiles, seamless not elsewhere specified, of circular cross section of iron or nonalloy steel, cold-drawn or cold-rolled

US trade by year

US imports were $59.0M in the 12 months to Aug 2026, down 46% on the 12 months to Aug 2017. US exports were $30.2M, down 54%. Dotted lines mark lasting changes in duty paid, labelled with the supplier, or "Duty" when several moved; the tariff timeline lists each one with its notices.

• Germany
• China
• Mexico
• Italy
• All countries

Who supplies the US

August 2026. Small figures under each value are the change from August 2025. Landed cost by origin, below, adds freight and duty to the price.

The 3 largest suppliers had 53.7% of US imports over the last 12 months.

Landed cost by origin

What importers paid to land this product at a US port from each main supplier, June–August 2026: the price, freight and insurance to the first US port, and duty, per unit. Suppliers with 3% or more of these imports, cheapest landed first. Small figures under landed cost are the change from the same months a year earlier.

• Price
• Freight and insurance
• Duty

Landed at a US port, Brazil was cheapest, at $3.14/kg: 14.1% below Romania.

Romania had the lowest price before freight and duty, $2.38/kg, but they added 53.7% to it.

Landed cost from Spain rose 62% on a year earlier, to $7.82/kg, mostly on duty: $0.52/kg then, $2.47/kg now.

How the market is shifting

Romania gained the most share: 7.6% of US imports over the last 12 months, up from 3.5% in the 12 months before. Netherlands lost the most: 2.5%, down from 8.5%. The charts show September 2024 to August 2026 for the 4 largest suppliers over the last 12 months. Dotted lines mark lasting changes in duty paid, labelled with the supplier, or "Duty" when several moved; the tariff timeline lists each one with its notices.

• Germany
• China
• Mexico
• Italy
• All countries

Tariff actions touching this product

When the duty paid on this product changed and stayed changed, for its main suppliers and all countries, newest first, with the Federal Register notices that named the product in the 3 months before. Rates are medians of the 4 months either side, less any usual seasonal swing. A change shows what happened to duty paid, not why; read each notice for what it did.

1. February 2026 · Duty paid: Spain 24.0% → 50.1%.
   • Implementing Certain Tariff-Related Elements of the Framework for a United States-Switzerland-Liechtenstein Agreement on Fair, Balanced, and Reciprocal TradeDec 18, 2025 · International Trade Administration
   • Implementing Certain Tariff-Related Elements of the U.S.-Korea Strategic Trade and Investment DealDec 4, 2025 · International Trade Administration
2. September–October 2025 · Duty paid: Germany 40.4% → 49.4%, China 85.8% → 74.9%, Spain 12.1% → 24.0%, all countries 38.1% → 49.9%.
   • Implementing Certain Tariff-Related Elements of the U.S.-EU Framework on an Agreement on Reciprocal, Fair, and Balanced TradeSep 25, 2025 · Office of the US Trade Representative
   • Implementing Certain Tariff-Related Elements of the United States-Japan AgreementSep 16, 2025 · International Trade Administration
   • Imports of Automobiles, Automobile Parts, Civil Aircraft and Civil Aircraft Parts From the United Kingdom Under Executive Order 14309Jun 30, 2025 · International Trade Administration
3. April–June 2025 · Duty paid: Germany 7.2% → 39.0%, China 52.0% → 85.6%, Mexico 9.7% → 50.0%, Spain 4.0% → 12.1%, Netherlands 0.6% → 25.8%, all countries 7.0% → 35.6%.
   • Imports of Automobiles, Automobile Parts, Civil Aircraft and Civil Aircraft Parts From the United Kingdom Under Executive Order 14309Jun 30, 2025 · International Trade Administration
4. September 2024 · Duty paid: China 29.5% → 48.0%.
   • Notice of Modification: China's Acts, Policies and Practices Related to Technology Transfer, Intellectual Property and InnovationSep 18, 2024 · Office of the US Trade Representative
5. March 2023 · Duty paid: Germany 0.7% → 7.1%, China 26.0% → 31.1%.
   • Certain Cold-Drawn Mechanical Tubing of Carbon and Alloy Steel From the People's Republic of China, the Federal Republic of Germany, India, Italy, the Republic of Korea, and Switzerland: Final Results of the Expedited First Sunset Review of the Antidumping Duty OrdersMar 20, 2023 · International Trade Administration
   • Carbon and Alloy Seamless Standard, Line and Pressure Pipe (Under 41/2 Inches) From Japan and Romania: Final Results of the Expedited Fourth Sunset Reviews of the Antidumping Duty OrdersJan 23, 2023 · International Trade Administration
   • Certain Cold-Drawn Mechanical Tubing of Carbon and Alloy Steel From India: Final Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2020-2021Jan 9, 2023 · International Trade Administration
6. September 2022 · Duty paid: China 31.6% → 26.2%.
7. March 2022 · Duty paid: Netherlands 13.3% → 0.0%.
8. September–October 2021 · Duty paid: Spain 16.8% → 6.3%, Netherlands 5.2% → 13.3%.
   • Seamless Carbon and Alloy Steel Standard, Line and Pressure Pipe From the People's Republic of China: Continuation of Antidumping Duty and Countervailing Duty OrdersSep 14, 2021 · International Trade Administration
   • Seamless Carbon and Alloy Steel Standard, Line, and Pressure Pipe From the Republic of Korea and the Russian Federation: Countervailing Duty OrdersAug 23, 2021 · International Trade Administration
   • Seamless Carbon and Alloy Steel Standard, Line, and Pressure Pipe From the Republic of Korea, the Russian Federation, and Ukraine: Antidumping Duty OrdersAug 23, 2021 · International Trade Administration
9. April 2021 · Duty paid: Spain 11.1% → 16.5%.
   • Seamless Carbon and Alloy Steel Standard, Line, and Pressure Pipe From the Czech Republic: Antidumping Duty OrderApr 26, 2021 · International Trade Administration
   • Seamless Carbon and Alloy Steel Standard, Line, and Pressure Pipe From Czechia; DeterminationApr 23, 2021 · International Trade Commission
   • Seamless Carbon and Alloy Steel Standard, Line, and Pressure Pipe From the Czech Republic: Final Affirmative Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair ValueMar 5, 2021 · International Trade Administration
10. May 2020 · Duty paid: Germany 12.0% → 3.6%, all countries 13.8% → 7.9%.
    • Certain Small Diameter Carbon and Alloy Seamless Standard, Line and Pressure Pipe From Romania: Preliminary Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review and Preliminary Determination of No Shipments; 2018-2019May 8, 2020 · International Trade Administration
11. February 2020 · Duty paid: Spain 14.9% → 7.5%.
12. May–September 2019 · Duty paid: Germany 22.3% → 11.9%, China 24.8% → 39.3%, Mexico 22.6% → 0.0%, Spain 21.4% → 15.9%, all countries 23.4% → 18.3%.
    • Carbon and Alloy Seamless Standard, Line and Pressure Pipe (Under 4.5 Inches) From Romania: Preliminary Determination of No Shipments; 2017-2018Jun 17, 2019 · International Trade Administration
    • Request for Comments Concerning Proposed Modification of Action Pursuant to Section 301: China's Acts, Policies, and Practices Related to Technology Transfer, Intellectual Property, and InnovationMay 17, 2019 · Office of the US Trade Representative
13. May–July 2018 · Duty paid: Germany 0.1% → 24.5%, China 0.6% → 21.6%, Mexico 0.0% → 25.0%, Spain 0.0% → 23.7%, Netherlands 0.0% → 25.0%, Japan 0.0% → 24.7%, all countries 0.6% → 24.0%.
    • Certain Cold-Drawn Mechanical Tubing of Carbon and Alloy Steel From the People's Republic of China, the Federal Republic of Germany, India, Italy, the Republic of Korea, and Switzerland: Antidumping Duty Orders; and Amended Final Determinations of Sales at Less Than Fair Value for the People's Republic of China and SwitzerlandJun 11, 2018 · International Trade Administration
    • Cold-Drawn Mechanical Tubing from China, Germany, India, Italy, Korea, and SwitzerlandJun 5, 2018 · International Trade Commission
    • Certain Cold-Drawn Mechanical Tubing of Carbon and Alloy Steel From the Republic of Korea: Final Affirmative Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value, Final Affirmative Determination of Critical CircumstancesApr 16, 2018 · International Trade Administration

Federal Register notices from the last 12 months that list this product's tariff codes. A notice can add a duty, exclude products from one or only mention them, so read each for what it changes. These are the 5 newest of 6. Search the Federal Register for 7304.31

• Seamless Carbon and Alloy Steel Standard, Line, and Pressure Pipe From Georgia and India; Institution of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Investigations and Scheduling of Preliminary Phase InvestigationsOct 20, 2026 · International Trade Commission
• Notice of Action: Brazil's Acts, Policies, and Practices Related to Digital Trade and Electronic Payment Services; Unfair, Preferential Tariffs; Anti-Corruption Enforcement; Intellectual Property Protection; Ethanol Market Access; and Illegal DeforestationJul 20, 2026 · Office of the US Trade Representative
• Notice of Determination and Request for Comments Concerning Action Pursuant to Section 301: Brazil's Acts, Policies, and Practices Related to Digital Trade and Electronic Payment Services; Unfair, Preferential Tariffs; Anti-Corruption Enforcement; Intellectual Property Protection; Ethanol Market Access; and Illegal DeforestationJun 4, 2026 · Office of the US Trade Representative
• Implementing Certain Tariff-Related Elements of a Trade and Security Agreement Between the American Institute in Taiwan and the Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office in the United StatesMay 28, 2026 · Office of the US Trade Representative
• Implementing Certain Tariff-Related Elements of the Framework for a United States-Switzerland-Liechtenstein Agreement on Fair, Balanced, and Reciprocal TradeDec 18, 2025 · International Trade Administration

Markets abroad

Each country's own import figures for this product, from UN Comtrade: the 8 biggest importers outside the US in the latest year each has reported, what they bought from the US, and the change from the year before. Values usually include freight and insurance to the importer's border, so they run a little above US export figures. Countries report a year or more late; 116 have reported 2025 so far.

The biggest market outside the US is Germany, which imported $135.4M of this product in 2025, 0.1% of that from the US.

Of these, imports into Italy grew fastest: up 15% from 2024 to 2025.

Related products

Other products under heading 7304: tubes, pipes and hollow profiles, seamless, of iron (other than cast) or steel. US trade over the 12 months to August 2026.