Find HS Code and trade information for steel wire

Steel Wire

Steel wire is a metal wire made from steel, commonly used for a broad range of applications due to its high tensile strength and relatively low cost.

Material

The base material is steel, an alloy primarily composed of iron, with varying percentages of carbon and other elements to achieve specific properties. Common steel compositions used for wire include:

• Low-Carbon Steel: Offers good ductility and weldability.
• High-Carbon Steel: Provides increased strength and hardness but reduced ductility.
• Stainless Steel: Contains chromium for corrosion resistance. Different grades (e.g., 304, 316) offer varying levels of corrosion protection.
• Music Wire: High-carbon steel, drawn to precise tolerances and heat-treated for consistent strength and elasticity, used in springs and other applications requiring high resilience.
• Galvanized Steel: Coated with zinc for corrosion resistance.

Purpose & Function

Steel wire's primary function is to provide tensile strength and support. Its applications are diverse, leveraging these core properties. Common functions include:

• Supporting loads: Cables, ropes, and structural supports.
• Binding and fastening: Wire ties, baling wire, and fencing.
• Springs: Providing elasticity and force.
• Reinforcement: Adding strength to composite materials.
• Electrical conduction: Though less common than copper, steel wire can be used for electrical applications, especially grounding.

Usage Scenarios

Steel wire is employed in a wide array of industries and applications:

• Construction: Reinforcing concrete (rebar), suspension cables, fencing, tying rebar.
• Automotive: Tire cables, springs, cable assemblies.
• Agriculture: Fencing, baling hay and straw, supporting plants.
• Manufacturing: Cable production, springs, fasteners, mesh screens.
• Packaging: Securing boxes and pallets, bundling materials.
• Electrical: Grounding wires, electrical cables (less common).
• Music: Strings for musical instruments (piano wire, guitar strings).
• Aerospace: Cable assemblies, control cables.

Common Types

Steel wire is categorized based on its composition, treatment, and application:

• High Tensile Steel Wire: Designed for high-strength applications, often used in cables and ropes.
• Piano Wire: High-carbon steel, extremely consistent for musical instrument strings.
• Spring Wire: Specifically treated for elasticity and resilience.
• Galvanized Steel Wire: Zinc-coated for corrosion resistance, commonly used in fencing and agricultural applications.
• Stainless Steel Wire: Corrosion-resistant, used in marine applications, medical devices, and food processing.
• Baling Wire: Low-carbon steel, used for securing bales of hay, straw, or recyclable materials.
• Cable Wire (Stranded Wire): Multiple strands of steel wire twisted together for increased strength and flexibility.
• Barbed Wire: Steel wire with sharp barbs for security fencing.
• Welded Wire Mesh: Interlocking grid of steel wire, used for fencing, reinforcement, and screening.

Steel wire can refer to various types of wires made from iron or alloy steel, with differing characteristics and applications. The following HS codes may be relevant, depending on the specific composition and properties of the steel wire:

• 7217.10.10.00: This HS code covers wire of iron or nonalloy steel, not plated or coated, whether or not polished, containing by weight less than 0.25 percent of carbon, and specifically refers to flat wire with a thickness not exceeding 0.25 mm.

  • 72: Iron and steel.
  • 17: Wire of iron or steel.
  • 10: Wire of iron or nonalloy steel.
  • 10: Not plated or coated, whether or not polished; containing by weight less than 0.25 percent of carbon; flat wire.

• 7217.10.30.00: This HS code also covers wire of iron or nonalloy steel, not plated or coated, whether or not polished, containing by weight less than 0.25 percent of carbon, but refers to flat wire with a thickness exceeding 1.25 mm.

  • 72: Iron and steel.
  • 17: Wire of iron or steel.
  • 10: Wire of iron or nonalloy steel.
  • 30: Not plated or coated, whether or not polished; containing by weight less than 0.25 percent of carbon; flat wire.

• 7229.20.00.10: This HS code covers wire of other alloy steel, specifically of silico-manganese steel, round, with a diameter of less than or equal to 1.6 mm, containing by weight less than 0.20 percent of carbon, more than 0.9 percent of manganese, and more than 0.6 percent of silicon, and suitable for electric arc welding, and is plated or coated with copper.

  • 72: Iron and steel.
  • 29: Wire of other alloy steel.
  • 20: Of silico-manganese steel.
  • 00: Round, with a diameter of less than or equal to 1.6 mm, containing by weight less than 0.20 percent of carbon, more than 0.9 percent of manganese, and more than 0.6 percent of silicon, and suitable for electric arc welding.

• 7229.90.05.00: This HS code covers wire of other alloy steel, specifically of high-speed steel.

  • 72: Iron and steel.
  • 29: Wire of other alloy steel.
  • 90: Other.
  • 05: Of high-speed steel.

• 7312.10.05.00: This HS code covers stranded wire, ropes, cables, plaited bands, slings and the like, of iron or steel, not electrically insulated, specifically stranded wire, ropes and cables of stainless steel, fitted with fittings or made up into articles.

  • 73: Iron or steel products.
  • 12: Stranded wire, ropes, cables, plaited bands, slings and the like.
  • 10: Stranded wire, ropes and cables.
  • 05: Stranded wire; of stainless steel; fitted with fittings or made up into articles.

• 7313.00.00.00: This HS code covers barbed wire of iron or steel; twisted hoop or single flat wire, barbed or not, and loosely twisted double wire, of a kind used for fencing, of iron or steel.

  • 73: Iron or steel products.
  • 13: Barbed wire of iron or steel; twisted hoop or single flat wire, barbed or not, and loosely twisted double wire, of a kind used for fencing, of iron or steel.
  • 00: Barbed wire of iron or steel; twisted hoop or single flat wire, barbed or not, and loosely twisted double wire, of a kind used for fencing, of iron or steel.

Regarding HS codes 7312.10.05.00 and 7313.00.00.00, please note that these products are subject to a 25.0%加征关税, which will increase to 30.0% after April 2, 2025, and a further 25%加征关税 applies to steel and aluminum products.