Analysis
Heading 7219 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule covers flat-rolled products of stainless steel, of a width of 600 mm or more. It divides into 14 six-digit subheadings and 14 eight-digit tariff lines, with 76 ten-digit statistical suffixes below them.
Every one of its 14 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 7219.11 (unnamed, 1 line), 7219.12 (unnamed, 1 line), 7219.13 (unnamed, 1 line) and 7219.14 (unnamed, 1 line).
By Census's concordance, most of its statistical lines are made by Iron and Steel Mills and Ferroalloy Manufacturing (331110). 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.
Tariff lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 7219.11.00 | Of a thickness exceeding 10 mm | Free |
| 7219.12.00 | Of a thickness of 4.75 mm or more but not exceeding 10 mm | Free |
| 7219.13.00 | Of a thickness of 3 mm or more but less than 4.75 mm | Free |
| 7219.14.00 | Of a thickness of less than 3 mm | Free |
| 7219.21.00 | Of a thickness exceeding 10 mm | Free |
| 7219.22.00 | Of a thickness of 4.75 mm or more but not exceeding 10 mm | Free |
| 7219.23.00 | Of a thickness of 3 mm or more but less than 4.75 mm | Free |
| 7219.24.00 | Of a thickness of less than 3 mm | Free |
| 7219.31.00 | Of a thickness of 4.75 mm or more | Free |
| 7219.32.00 | Of a thickness of 3 mm or more but less than 4.75 mm | Free |
| 7219.33.00 | Of a thickness exceeding 1 mm but less than 3 mm | Free |
| 7219.34.00 | Of a thickness of 0.5 mm or more but not exceeding 1 mm | Free |
| 7219.35.00 | Of a thickness of less than 0.5 mm | Free |
| 7219.90.00 | Flat-rolled products of stainless steel, of a width of 600 mm or more: other | Free |