Analysis
Subheading 7308.90 covers other, within heading 7308. 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: 7308.90.30 for not in part of alloy steel (duty-free), 7308.90.60 for columns, pillars, posts, beams, girders and similar structural units… (duty-free), 7308.90.70 for other: steel grating (duty-free) and 7308.90.95 for other: other (duty-free).
By Census's concordance, most of its statistical lines are made by Fabricated Structural Metal Manufacturing (332312), Ornamental and Architectural Metal Work Manufacturing (332323) and Sheet Metal Work Manufacturing (332322). Those are the NAICS industries a US producer of these goods would report under.
Tariff lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 7308.90.30 | Not in part of alloy steel | Free |
| 7308.90.60 | Columns, pillars, posts, beams, girders and similar structural units: other | Free |
| 7308.90.70 | Other: steel grating | Free |
| 7308.90.95 | Other: other | Free |