Analysis
Subheading 7614.90 covers other, within heading 7614. 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 4.9% to 5.7% with a median of 4.9%, so the line you choose sets the duty.
The US splits it as follows: 7614.90.20 for electrical conductors (4.9%), 7614.90.40 for not fitted with fittings and not made up into articles: other (4.9%) and 7614.90.50 for fitted with fittings or made up into articles (5.7%).
By Census's concordance, most of its statistical lines are made by Other Aluminum Rolling, Drawing, and Extruding (331318). Those are the NAICS industries a US producer of these goods would report under.
Goods only reach 7614.90 once they fall within heading 7614 (stranded wire, cables, plaited bands and the like, including slings and similar articles…). 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 7614.90.20 | Electrical conductors | 4.9% |
| 7614.90.40 | Not fitted with fittings and not made up into articles: other | 4.9% |
| 7614.90.50 | Fitted with fittings or made up into articles | 5.7% |