Analysis
Subheading 7505.12 covers of nickel alloys, within heading 7505. 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.
None of its 3 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.
The US splits it as follows: 7505.12.10 for bars and rods: cold-formed (3%), 7505.12.30 for bars and rods: not cold-formed (2.5%) and 7505.12.50 for of nickel alloys: profiles (3%).
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.
Goods only reach 7505.12 once they fall within heading 7505 (nickel bars, rods, profiles and wire). 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 7505.12.10 | Bars and rods: cold-formed | 3% |
| 7505.12.30 | Bars and rods: not cold-formed | 2.5% |
| 7505.12.50 | Of nickel alloys: profiles | 3% |