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HTS tariff line · chapter 83

8311.30.30

Coated rods and cored wire, of base metal, for soldering, brazing or welding by flame: lead-tin solders

Analysis

HTS 8311.30.30 covers coated rods and cored wire, of base metal, for soldering, brazing or welding by flame: lead-tin solders under heading 8311 (wire, rods, tubes, plates, electrodes and similar products of base metal or of metal…).

There is no general-rate duty on this line, which puts it with roughly 26% of the 58 tariff lines in chapter 83 that are also free. 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 8311.10.00 (coated electrodes of base metal, for electric arc-welding, duty-free), 8311.20.00 (cored wire of base metal, for electric arc-welding, 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 331491 (Nonferrous Metal (except Copper and Aluminum) Rolling, Drawing, and Extruding), an industry of 199 US establishments employing 12,115 people, the industry a domestic producer of these goods reports under.

Neighbouring lines

LineDescriptionGeneral rate
8311.10.00Coated electrodes of base metal, for electric arc-weldingFree
8311.20.00Cored wire of base metal, for electric arc-weldingFree
8311.30.60Coated rods and cored wire, of base metal, for soldering, brazing or welding by flame: otherFree
8311.90.00Wire, 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: otherFree