HTS tariff line · chapter 74
7419.80.03
Fourdrinier wires, seamed or not seamed, suitable for use in papermaking machines, with 94 or more wires to the lineal centimeter
Analysis
HTS 7419.80.03 covers fourdrinier wires, seamed or not seamed, suitable for use in papermaking machines, with 94 or more wires to the lineal centimeter under heading 7419 (other articles of copper).
Neighbouring lines carry rates from duty-free to 3%, so the exact line matters. The widest gap is with 7419.80.30 (coated or plated with precious metal), at 3%: a product that belongs there but is entered here, or the reverse, changes the duty by 3 percentage points.
Goods from countries without normal trade relations pay the column 2 rate of 75% instead of nothing, so origin decides between free entry and a 75% duty.
Goods classified here enter the United States duty-free at the general (normal trade relations) rate, as do about 12% of the 89 tariff lines in chapter 74. 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.
Neighbouring lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 7419.80.06 | Cloth: other | 3% |
| 7419.80.09 | Cloth (including endless bands), grill and netting, of copper wire; expanded metal of copper: other | 3% |
| 7419.80.15 | Containers of a kind normally carried on the person, in the pocket or in the handbag | 3% |
| 7419.80.16 | Other: copper springs | 3% |
| 7419.80.17 | Chain and parts thereof | 3% |
| 7419.80.30 | Coated or plated with precious metal | 3% |
| 7419.80.50 | Other: other | Free |