7505

Analysis

Heading 7505 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule covers nickel bars, rods, profiles and wire. It divides into 4 six-digit subheadings and 10 eight-digit tariff lines, with 10 ten-digit statistical suffixes below them.

None of its 10 lines is duty-free at the general rate. Rates run from 2.5% to 3% with a median of 3%, so the line you choose sets the duty.

Its median rate of 3% sits at the 77th percentile of the headings in chapter 75.

The largest subheadings are 7505.11 (of nickel, not alloyed, 3 lines), 7505.12 (of nickel alloys, 3 lines), 7505.21 (of nickel, not alloyed, 2 lines) and 7505.22 (of nickel alloys, 2 lines).

By Census's concordance, most of its statistical lines are made by Nonferrous Metal (except Copper and Aluminum) Rolling, Drawing, and Extruding (331491). 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.