Analysis
Subheading 7229.90 covers other, within heading 7229. 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 4 US tariff lines below it are national.
Every one of its 4 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: 7229.90.05 for of high-speed steel (duty-free), 7229.90.10 for other: flat wire (duty-free), 7229.90.50 for other: round wire (duty-free) and 7229.90.90 for other: other wire (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 7229.90 once they fall within heading 7229 (wire of other alloy 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 7229.90.05 | Of high-speed steel | Free |
| 7229.90.10 | Other: flat wire | Free |
| 7229.90.50 | Other: round wire | Free |
| 7229.90.90 | Other: other wire | Free |