HTS heading · chapter 83
8311
Wire, rods, tubes, plates, electrodes and similar products of base metal or of metal carbides, coated or cored with flux material, of a kind used for soldering, brazing, welding or deposition of metal or of metal carbides; wire and rods, of agglomerated base metal powder, used for metal spraying; base metal parts thereof
Analysis
Heading 8311 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule covers wire, rods, tubes, plates, electrodes and similar products of base metal or of metal carbides, coated or cored with flux material, of a kind used for soldering, brazing, welding or deposition of metal or of metal…. It divides into 4 six-digit subheadings and 5 eight-digit tariff lines, with 5 ten-digit statistical suffixes below them.
Every one of its 5 tariff lines is duty-free at the general rate, so classification within the heading affects statistics and Chapter 99 measures rather than the base duty.
Its median rate of duty-free sits at the 13th percentile of the headings in chapter 83.
The largest subheadings are 8311.30 (coated rods and cored wire, of base metal, for…, 2 lines), 8311.10 (unnamed, 1 line), 8311.20 (unnamed, 1 line) and 8311.90 (unnamed, 1 line).
By Census's concordance, most of its statistical lines are made by Welding and Soldering Equipment Manufacturing (333992) and 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.
Tariff lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 8311.10.00 | Coated electrodes of base metal, for electric arc-welding | Free |
| 8311.20.00 | Cored wire of base metal, for electric arc-welding | Free |
| 8311.30.30 | Coated rods and cored wire, of base metal, for soldering, brazing or welding by flame: lead-tin solders | Free |
| 8311.30.60 | Coated rods and cored wire, of base metal, for soldering, brazing or welding by flame: other | Free |
| 8311.90.00 | Wire, rods, tubes, plates, electrodes and similar products of base metal or of metal carbides, coated or cored with flux material, of a kind used for soldering, brazing, welding or deposition of metal or of metal carbides; wire and rods, of agglomerated base metal powder, used for metal spraying; base metal parts thereof: other | Free |