Analysis
HTS 7317.00.55 covers made of round wire under heading 7317 (nails, tacks, drawing pins, corrugated nails, staples (other than those of heading 8305)…). US Customs collects import statistics for it under 17 ten-digit suffixes, reported in kilograms.
The ten-digit suffixes separate collated roofing nails with a length of…, galvanized, galvanized, assembled in a paper strip, assembled in a wire strip and with a length of less than 25.4 mm and… and 6 more. The duty is the same across them; the suffix matters for statistics, licensing and some quotas, and an entry needs all ten digits.
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 331222 (Steel Wire Drawing), an industry of 198 US establishments employing 14,260 people. That is the industry code a US manufacturer of the same product would normally use.
Statistical suffixes
| Code | Description | Units | NAICS |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7317.00.55.01 | Collated roofing nails with a length of 20.6 mm to 46.1 mm, a head diameter of 8.3 mm to 10.6 mm, a shank diameter of 2.5 mm to 3.2 mm, whether or not galvanized | kg | 331222 |
| 7317.00.55.02 | Galvanized | kg | 331222 |
| 7317.00.55.03 | Other | kg | 331222 |
| 7317.00.55.05 | Galvanized | kg | 331222 |
| 7317.00.55.07 | Other | kg | 331222 |
| 7317.00.55.08 | Assembled in a paper strip | kg | 331222 |
| 7317.00.55.11 | Assembled in a wire strip | kg | 331222 |
| 7317.00.55.18 | Other | kg | 331222 |
| 7317.00.55.19 | With a length of less than 25.4 mm and with a diameter of less than 1.65 mm | kg | 331222 |
| 7317.00.55.20 | Not coated, plated or painted | kg | 331222 |
| 7317.00.55.30 | Galvanized | kg | 331222 |
| 7317.00.55.40 | Vinyl, resin or cement coated | kg | 331222 |
| 7317.00.55.50 | Other | kg | 331222 |
| 7317.00.55.60 | Not coated, plated or painted | kg | 331222 |
| 7317.00.55.70 | Galvanized | kg | 331222 |
| 7317.00.55.80 | Vinyl, resin or cement coated | kg | 331222 |
| 7317.00.55.90 | Other | kg | 331222 |
Neighbouring lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 7317.00.10 | Nails, tacks, drawing pins, corrugated nails, staples (other than those of heading 8305) and similar articles, of iron or steel, whether or not with heads of other material, but excluding such articles with heads of copper: thumb tacks | Free |
| 7317.00.20 | Other, suitable for use in powder-actuated handtools: not threaded | Free |
| 7317.00.30 | Other, suitable for use in powder-actuated handtools: threaded | Free |
| 7317.00.65 | Of one piece construction: other | Free |
| 7317.00.75 | Of two or more pieces | Free |