Analysis
HTS 7305.31.60 covers other: of alloy steel under heading 7305 (other tubes and pipes (for example, welded, riveted or similarly closed), having circular…). US Customs collects import statistics for it under 2 ten-digit suffixes, reported in kilograms.
For statistics it divides in two: 7305.31.60.10 for of stainless steel and 7305.31.60.90 for other. Both pay the same duty; the suffix records which kind was imported.
The normal trade relations rate here is zero, shared by about 77% of the 250 tariff lines in chapter 73, a useful check when a neighbouring dutiable line is a candidate. Duty-free at the general rate does not rule out additional duties under Chapter 99, such as Section 301 or Section 232 measures, which depend on the country of origin.
The other lines in the same group are 7305.31.20 (tapered pipes and tubes of steel principally used as parts…, duty-free) and 7305.31.40 (of iron or nonalloy steel, duty-free).
Census statistics map these goods to NAICS 331110 (Iron and Steel Mills and Ferroalloy Manufacturing), an industry of 359 US establishments employing 78,532 people. That concordance is how imports of this line are compared with US output.
Statistical suffixes
Neighbouring lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 7305.31.20 | Tapered pipes and tubes of steel principally used as parts of illuminating articles | Free |
| 7305.31.40 | Of iron or nonalloy steel | Free |