7315

Analysis

Heading 7315 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule covers chain and parts thereof, of iron or steel. It divides into 8 six-digit subheadings and 14 eight-digit tariff lines, with 20 ten-digit statistical suffixes below them.

11 of its 14 lines with a percentage rate are duty-free at the general rate (79%) and 3 are dutiable, from duty-free up to 3.9%. The median line pays duty-free.

The largest subheadings are 7315.82 (other, welded link, 4 lines), 7315.89 (other, 3 lines), 7315.20 (skid chain, 2 lines) and 7315.11 (unnamed, 1 line).

Its median rate of duty-free sits at the 38th percentile of the headings in chapter 73.

By Census's concordance, most of its statistical lines are made by Other Fabricated Wire Product Manufacturing (332618). Those are the NAICS industries a US producer of these goods would report under.

The heading text decides whether a product belongs here at all (General Rule of Interpretation 1); the subheadings and lines below it only apply once that is settled. Section and chapter notes can override the heading wording, so read them for borderline goods.