Analysis
HTS 7223.00.10 covers wire of stainless steel: round wire under heading 7223 (wire of stainless steel). US Customs collects import statistics for it under 6 ten-digit suffixes, reported in kilograms.
Goods from countries without normal trade relations pay the column 2 rate of 34% instead of nothing, so origin decides between free entry and a 34% duty.
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 spring round wire of a kind described…, with a diameter of less than 0.25 mm, with a diameter of 0.25 mm or more but…, with a diameter of 0.76 mm or more but…, with a diameter of 1.52 mm or more but… and with a diameter of 5.1 mm or more. The duty is the same across them; the suffix matters for statistics, licensing and some quotas, and an entry needs all ten digits.
Statistical suffixes
| Code | Description | Units | NAICS |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7223.00.10.05 | Spring round wire of a kind described in statistical note 8 to this chapter | kg | 331222 |
| 7223.00.10.16 | With a diameter of less than 0.25 mm | kg | 331222 |
| 7223.00.10.31 | With a diameter of 0.25 mm or more but less than 0.76 mm | kg | 331222 |
| 7223.00.10.46 | With a diameter of 0.76 mm or more but less than 1.52 mm | kg | 331222 |
| 7223.00.10.61 | With a diameter of 1.52 mm or more but less than 5.1 mm | kg | 331222 |
| 7223.00.10.76 | With a diameter of 5.1 mm or more | kg | 331222 |
Neighbouring lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 7223.00.50 | Wire of stainless steel: flat wire | Free |
| 7223.00.90 | Wire of stainless steel: other | Free |