Analysis
Subheading 7217.30 covers plated or coated with other base metals, within heading 7217. The first six digits are shared by every country that uses the Harmonized System, so this part of the code is the same in the US, UK and EU schedules; the 5 US tariff lines below it are national.
Every one of its 5 tariff lines is duty-free at the general rate, so classification within the subheading affects statistics and Chapter 99 measures rather than the base duty.
The US splits it as follows: 7217.30.15 for plated or coated with other base metals: flat wire (duty-free), 7217.30.30 for with a diameter of 1.5 mm or more and containing by weight less than… (duty-free), 7217.30.45 for round wire: other (duty-free), 7217.30.60 for containing by weight less than 0.25 percent of carbon (duty-free) and 7217.30.75 for other: other (duty-free).
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.
Tariff lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 7217.30.15 | Plated or coated with other base metals: flat wire | Free |
| 7217.30.30 | With a diameter of 1.5 mm or more and containing by weight less than 0.25 percent of carbon | Free |
| 7217.30.45 | Round wire: other | Free |
| 7217.30.60 | Containing by weight less than 0.25 percent of carbon | Free |
| 7217.30.75 | Other: other | Free |