Analysis
HTS 7223.00.50 covers wire of stainless steel: flat wire under heading 7223 (wire of stainless steel).
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.
There is no general-rate duty on this line, which puts it with roughly 92% of the 262 tariff lines in chapter 72 that are also free. Chapter 99 measures such as Section 301 or 232 can still apply on top, depending on where the goods come from.
The other lines in the same group are 7223.00.10 (wire of stainless steel: round wire, duty-free) and 7223.00.90 (wire of stainless steel: other, duty-free).
Census statistics map these goods to NAICS 331222 (Steel Wire Drawing), an industry of 198 US establishments employing 14,260 people, the industry a domestic producer of these goods reports under.
All 2 neighbouring lines carry the same duty-free rate, so a borderline choice between them changes the statistics reported, not the duty paid.
Neighbouring lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 7223.00.10 | Wire of stainless steel: round wire | Free |
| 7223.00.90 | Wire of stainless steel: other | Free |