7225.99.00 - Other

This HTS category, 7225.99.00, encompasses flat-rolled products of other alloy steel, with a width of 600 mm or more, that are neither electrolytically plated nor coated with zinc, nor otherwise plated or coated with zinc. It serves as a residual category for alloy steel flat-rolled products that do not fit into more specific zinc-coated classifications within the 7225.90 subheadings. The critical characteristic for inclusion here is the absence of zinc coating.

Distinguishing this category from its siblings, 7225.91.00.00 and 7225.92.00.00, is straightforward: those siblings specifically cover products that have been plated or coated with zinc, either through an electrolytic process or by other methods. Therefore, if a flat-rolled alloy steel product of the specified dimensions possesses any form of zinc coating, it would be classified under one of those sibling codes and not under 7225.99.00.

The subcategories within 7225.99.00.00 further refine the classification based on the specific type of alloy steel. Category 7225.99.00.10 is designated for products made of high-nickel alloy steel, a distinction that acknowledges the unique properties and applications of such specialized materials. The residual category, 7225.99.00.90, captures all other flat-rolled products of other alloy steel, of a width of 600 mm or more, which are not zinc-coated and do not fall under the high-nickel alloy steel designation.