Analysis
Subheading 7223.00 covers wire of stainless steel, within heading 7223. 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 3 US tariff lines below it are national.
Every one of its 3 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: 7223.00.10 for wire of stainless steel: round wire (duty-free), 7223.00.50 for wire of stainless steel: flat wire (duty-free) and 7223.00.90 for wire of stainless steel: 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.
Goods only reach 7223.00 once they fall within heading 7223 (). 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 7223.00.10 | Wire of stainless steel: round wire | Free |
| 7223.00.50 | Wire of stainless steel: flat wire | Free |
| 7223.00.90 | Wire of stainless steel: other | Free |