7220.20.60.15 - Other 🖩

This HTS category, 7220.20.60.15, covers flat-rolled products of stainless steel that have been cold-rolled, are less than 300 mm in width, and possess a thickness exceeding 1.25 mm. Specifically, it pertains to "Other" stainless steel products within this dimensional and processing framework, where the material composition includes more than 0.5 percent by weight of nickel. The "Other" designation signifies that these products do not fall under more specific subheadings that might define them by unique alloy compositions or forms, but rather by their general stainless steel characteristics and the stipulated nickel content.

Distinguishing this category from its sibling, 7220.20.60.10, is the primary criterion of molybdenum content. While sibling 7220.20.60.10 is reserved for stainless steel products containing more than 1.5 percent but less than 5 percent by weight of molybdenum, category 7220.20.60.15 encompasses stainless steel products with at least 0.5 percent nickel but where the specific molybdenum content is either absent or falls outside the range defined by the sibling category. The presence of nickel is the defining characteristic at this level, with the specified range being critical for proper classification.

As a leaf node, this classification does not have further subcategories. Therefore, the focus for classifying goods within 7220.20.60.15 is on confirming that the material is indeed stainless steel, that it has been cold-rolled to a width of less than 300 mm and a thickness exceeding 1.25 mm, and crucially, that its nickel content is above 0.5 percent by weight, while ensuring it does not meet the more specific criteria of other related HTS codes, particularly regarding molybdenum.