7208.10.15.00 - Pickled

This HTS category, specifically HTS Code 7208.10.15.00, classifies flat-rolled products of iron or nonalloy steel that have undergone a pickling process. Pickling involves treating the steel surface with an acid solution to remove scale and rust, preparing it for further processing or coating. These products are hot-rolled, have a width of 600 mm or more, and are not clad, plated, or coated at this stage. They are further specified as being in coils and have not been further worked beyond the hot-rolling and pickling.

Within the broader category of hot-rolled flat-rolled products in coils with patterns in relief, this subcategory is distinguished by the critical treatment of pickling. While other products at this level may also be hot-rolled and in coils with patterns, they would not have undergone this specific acid treatment. The "Other" sibling category would encompass hot-rolled, coiled products with patterns in relief that have not been pickled.

As this is a leaf node within the HTS structure, there are no further subcategories to introduce. Classification into this specific code is determined by the presence of hot-rolling, a width of 600 mm or more, being in coils, having patterns in relief, and most importantly, the pickling treatment applied to the surface of the iron or nonalloy steel.