Analysis
HTS 7217.30.45 covers round wire: other under heading 7217 (wire of iron or nonalloy steel). US Customs collects import statistics for it under 8 ten-digit suffixes, reported in kilograms.
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.
The ten-digit suffixes separate containing by weight less than 0.20…, containing by weight less than 0.25…, containing by weight 0.25 percent or…, containing by weight 0.6 percent or…, containing by weight less than 0.25… and containing by weight 0.25 percent or… and 2 more. The duty is the same across them; the suffix matters for statistics, licensing and some quotas, and an entry needs all ten digits.
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.
Statistical suffixes
| Code | Description | Units | NAICS |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7217.30.45.04 | Containing by weight less than 0.20 percent of carbon, and suitable for electric arc welding | kg | 331222 |
| 7217.30.45.11 | Containing by weight less than 0.25 percent of carbon | kg | 331222 |
| 7217.30.45.20 | Containing by weight 0.25 percent or more but less than 0.6 percent or carbon | kg | 331222 |
| 7217.30.45.30 | Containing by weight 0.6 percent or more of carbon | kg | 331222 |
| 7217.30.45.41 | Containing by weight less than 0.25 percent of carbon | kg | 331222 |
| 7217.30.45.50 | Containing by weight 0.25 percent or more but less than 0.6 percent of carbon | kg | 331222 |
| 7217.30.45.60 | Containing by weight 0.6 percent or more of carbon | kg | 331222 |
| 7217.30.45.90 | With a diameter of 1.5 mm or more | kg | 331222 |
Neighbouring 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 |
| 7217.30.60 | Containing by weight less than 0.25 percent of carbon | Free |
| 7217.30.75 | Other: other | Free |