7217

Analysis

Heading 7217 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule covers wire of iron or nonalloy steel. It divides into 4 six-digit subheadings and 21 eight-digit tariff lines, with 48 ten-digit statistical suffixes below them.

Every one of its 21 tariff lines is duty-free at the general rate, so classification within the heading affects statistics and Chapter 99 measures rather than the base duty.

The largest subheadings are 7217.10 (not plated or coated, whether or not polished, 9 lines), 7217.20 (plated or coated with zinc, 5 lines), 7217.30 (plated or coated with other base metals, 5 lines) and 7217.90 (other, 2 lines).

By Census's concordance, most of its statistical lines are made by Steel Wire Drawing (331222). Those are the NAICS industries a US producer of these goods would report under.

Its median rate of duty-free sits at the 46th percentile of the headings in chapter 72.

The heading text decides whether a product belongs here at all (General Rule of Interpretation 1); the subheadings and lines below it only apply once that is settled. Section and chapter notes can override the heading wording, so read them for borderline goods.