Analysis
Subheading 7319.40 covers safety pins and other pins, within heading 7319. 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 3 US tariff lines below it are national.
1 of its 3 lines with a percentage rate are duty-free at the general rate (33%) and 2 are dutiable, from duty-free up to 4.5%. The median line pays 4.1%.
The US splits it as follows: 7319.40.20 for safety pins and other pins: safety pins (4.5%), 7319.40.30 for dressmakers' or common pins (4.1%) and 7319.40.50 for safety pins and other pins: other (duty-free).
By Census's concordance, most of its statistical lines are made by Fastener, Button, Needle, and Pin Manufacturing (339993). Those are the NAICS industries a US producer of these goods would report under.
Goods only reach 7319.40 once they fall within heading 7319 (sewing needles, knitting needles, bodkins, crochet hooks, embroidery stilettos and…). Under General Rule 6, subheadings are then compared only with others at the same level, so a product is matched against its siblings, not against lines elsewhere in the chapter.
Tariff lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 7319.40.20 | Safety pins and other pins: safety pins | 4.5% |
| 7319.40.30 | Dressmakers' or common pins | 4.1% |
| 7319.40.50 | Safety pins and other pins: other | Free |