7312.90.00

Analysis

HTS 7312.90.00 covers stranded wire, ropes, cables, plaited bands, slings and the like, of iron or steel, not electrically insulated: other under heading 7312 (stranded wire, ropes, cables, plaited bands, slings and the like, of iron or steel, not…).

Goods from countries without normal trade relations pay the column 2 rate of 45% instead of nothing, so origin decides between free entry and a 45% duty.

Goods classified here enter the United States duty-free at the general (normal trade relations) rate, as do about 77% of the 250 tariff lines in chapter 73. 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.

Census statistics map these goods to NAICS 332618 (Other Fabricated Wire Product Manufacturing), an industry of 710 US establishments employing 19,060 people. That is the industry code a US manufacturer of the same product would normally use.

All 9 neighbouring lines carry the same duty-free rate, so a borderline choice between them changes the statistics reported, not the duty paid.