Analysis
Subheading 7222.40 covers angles, shapes and sections, within heading 7222. 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 2 US tariff lines below it are national.
Every one of its 2 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: 7222.40.30 for hot-rolled, not drilled, not punched and not otherwise advanced (duty-free) and 7222.40.60 for angles, shapes and sections: other (duty-free).
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.
Goods only reach 7222.40 once they fall within heading 7222 (other bars and rods of stainless steel; angles, shapes and sections of stainless steel). Under General Rule 6, subheadings are then compared only with others at the same level, so a product is matched against its siblings, not against lines elsewhere in the chapter.
Tariff lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 7222.40.30 | Hot-rolled, not drilled, not punched and not otherwise advanced | Free |
| 7222.40.60 | Angles, shapes and sections: other | Free |