7222.11.00.82 - Containing less than 8 percent by weight of nickel

This HTS classification covers bars and rods of stainless steel that have undergone hot-rolling, hot-drawing, or extrusion processes and are of a circular cross-section. A key defining characteristic for this category is that the stainless steel material contains less than 8 percent by weight of nickel. This includes items that have not been further worked beyond these initial shaping processes, such as polishing, threading, or cutting to specific lengths beyond standard mill lengths.

The distinction between this category and its sibling, 7222.11.00.84, lies specifically in the nickel content. While both cover hot-rolled, hot-drawn, or extruded circular stainless steel bars and rods with a maximum cross-sectional dimension of 152.4 mm or more, this classification is for those with a nickel content *below* 8 percent. The sibling category specifically addresses stainless steel with a nickel content of 8 percent or more, but less than 24 percent.

As this node is a leaf node in the HTS structure, there are no further subcategories to introduce. Classification decisions at this level are dependent on meeting the criteria of being stainless steel bars or rods of circular cross-section, processed by hot-rolling, hot-drawing, or extrusion, having a maximum cross-sectional dimension of 152.4 mm or more, and crucially, containing less than 8 percent by weight of nickel.