HTS Index

HTS heading 7312

Stranded wire, ropes, cables, plaited bands, slings and the like, of iron or steel, not electrically insulated — 29 codes under this heading, with the duty on each.

CodeDescriptionGeneral rateUnits
7312Stranded wire, ropes, cables, plaited bands, slings and the like, of iron or steel, not electrically insulated + Ch. 99not stated
7312.10Stranded wire, ropes and cables + Ch. 99not stated
7312.10.05.00Fitted with fittings or made up into articles + Ch. 99Freekg
7312.10.10Other + Ch. 99Free
7312.10.10.30Tire cord + Ch. 99Free (inherited from 7312.10.10)kg
7312.10.10.50Other, stranded wire having a lay or twist of not more than 1 revolution for a length equal to the strand diameter multiplied by 8.5 + Ch. 99Free (inherited from 7312.10.10)kg
7312.10.10.70Other + Ch. 99Free (inherited from 7312.10.10)kg
7312.10.20.00Fitted with fittings or made up into articles + Ch. 99Freekg
7312.10.30Other + Ch. 99Free
7312.10.30.05Tire cord + Ch. 99Free (inherited from 7312.10.30)kg
7312.10.30.10Covered with textile or other non- metallic material + Ch. 99Free (inherited from 7312.10.30)kg
7312.10.30.12Other + Ch. 99Free (inherited from 7312.10.30)kg
7312.10.30.20Other, stranded wire having a lay or twist of not more than 1 revolution for a length equal to the strand diameter multiplied by 8.5 + Ch. 99Free (inherited from 7312.10.30)kg
7312.10.30.45Of brass plated wire + Ch. 99Free (inherited from 7312.10.30)kg
7312.10.30.65ACSR core strand + Ch. 99Free (inherited from 7312.10.30)kg
7312.10.30.70Covered with textile or other nonmetallic material + Ch. 99Free (inherited from 7312.10.30)kg
7312.10.30.74Other + Ch. 99Free (inherited from 7312.10.30)kg
7312.10.30.80Other + Ch. 99Free (inherited from 7312.10.30)kg
7312.10.50.00Fitted with fittings or made up into articles + Ch. 99Freekg
7312.10.60Other + Ch. 99Free
7312.10.60.30With a diameter not exceeding 9.5 mm + Ch. 99Free (inherited from 7312.10.60)kg
7312.10.60.60Other + Ch. 99Free (inherited from 7312.10.60)kg
7312.10.70.00Fitted with fittings or made up into articles + Ch. 99Freekg
7312.10.80.00Of brass plated wire + Ch. 99Freekg
7312.10.90Other + Ch. 99Free
7312.10.90.30With a diameter not exceeding 9.5 mm + Ch. 99Free (inherited from 7312.10.90)kg
7312.10.90.60With a diameter exceeding 9.5 mm + Ch. 99Free (inherited from 7312.10.90)kg
7312.10.90.90Other + Ch. 99Free (inherited from 7312.10.90)kg
7312.90.00.00Other + Ch. 99Freekg

17 of these lines state no rate of their own and inherit one from the line above, which is how the schedule is read. Each says which line it came from.

Additional duties may apply

29 lines here reference Chapter 99, where Section 301, Section 232 and other additional duties live. Those are charged on top of the general rate and depend on where the goods were made. What those provisions are.

Source: Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States, U.S. International Trade Commission (public domain). Classification and the duties that finally apply to a shipment are a licensed customs broker's call.