Analysis
HTS 7217.10.20 covers of a thickness exceeding 0.25 mm but not exceeding 1.25 mm under heading 7217 (wire of iron or nonalloy steel).
The normal trade relations rate here is zero, shared by about 92% of the 262 tariff lines in chapter 72, a useful check when a neighbouring dutiable line is a candidate. Chapter 99 measures such as Section 301 or 232 can still apply on top, depending on where the goods come from.
Goods from countries without normal trade relations pay the column 2 rate of 25% instead of nothing, so origin decides between free entry and a 25% duty.
Census statistics map these goods to NAICS 331222 (Steel Wire Drawing), an industry of 198 US establishments employing 14,260 people. That concordance is how imports of this line are compared with US output.
All 8 neighbouring lines carry the same duty-free rate, so a borderline choice between them changes the statistics reported, not the duty paid.
Every edition we compared, from Jan 2023 to Oct 2026 (Rev. 22), shows the same general rate of Free.
Neighbouring lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 7217.10.10 | Of a thickness not exceeding 0.25 mm | Free |
| 7217.10.30 | Of a thickness exceeding 1.25 mm | Free |
| 7217.10.40 | With a diameter of less than 1.5 mm | Free |
| 7217.10.50 | With a diameter of 1.5 mm or more | Free |
| 7217.10.60 | Containing by weight less than 0.25 percent of carbon: other wire | Free |
| 7217.10.70 | Other: flat wire | Free |
| 7217.10.80 | Other: round wire | Free |
| 7217.10.90 | Other: other wire | Free |