Analysis
Heading 7220 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule covers flat-rolled products of stainless steel, of a width of less than 600 mm. It divides into 4 six-digit subheadings and 9 eight-digit tariff lines, with 24 ten-digit statistical suffixes below them.
Every one of its 9 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 7220.20 (not further worked than cold-rolled (cold-reduced), 5 lines), 7220.12 (of a thickness of less than 4.75 mm, 2 lines), 7220.11 (unnamed, 1 line) and 7220.90 (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.
Tariff lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 7220.11.00 | Of a thickness of 4.75 mm or more | Free |
| 7220.12.10 | Of a width of 300 mm or more | Free |
| 7220.12.50 | Of a width of less than 300 mm | Free |
| 7220.20.10 | Of a width of 300 mm or more | Free |
| 7220.20.60 | Of a thickness exceeding 1.25 mm | Free |
| 7220.20.70 | Of a thickness exceeding 0.25 mm but not exceeding 1.25 mm | Free |
| 7220.20.80 | Of a thickness not exceeding 0.25 mm: razor blade steel | Free |
| 7220.20.90 | Of a thickness not exceeding 0.25 mm: other | Free |
| 7220.90.00 | Flat-rolled products of stainless steel, of a width of less than 600 mm: other | Free |