Analysis
HTS 8311.10.00 covers coated electrodes of base metal, for electric arc-welding under heading 8311 (wire, rods, tubes, plates, electrodes and similar products of base metal or of metal…).
Goods from countries without normal trade relations pay the column 2 rate of 35% instead of nothing, so origin decides between free entry and a 35% duty.
Goods classified here enter the United States duty-free at the general (normal trade relations) rate, as do about 26% of the 58 tariff lines in chapter 83. 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.
The other lines in the same group are 8311.20.00 (cored wire of base metal, for electric arc-welding, duty-free), 8311.30.30 (coated rods and cored wire, of base metal, for soldering…, duty-free), 8311.30.60 (coated rods and cored wire, of base metal, for soldering…, duty-free) and 8311.90.00 (wire, rods, tubes, plates, electrodes and similar products…, duty-free).
Census statistics map these goods to NAICS 333992 (Welding and Soldering Equipment Manufacturing), an industry of 553 US establishments employing 16,525 people. That is the industry code a US manufacturer of the same product would normally use.
Neighbouring lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |