7304.24 - Other, of stainless steel:

Sub-classifications

Commodity Code

Description

Casing:
- 7304 2430
  
  Threaded or coupled
  - Having an outside diameter less than 215.9 mm:
    
    7304 2430 10
    
    Having a wall thickness less than 12.7 mm
    
    7304 2430 20
    
    Having a wall thickness of 12.7 mm or more
  - Having an outside diameter of 215.9 mm or more but not exceeding 285.8 mm:
    
    7304 2430 30
    
    Having a wall thickness less than 12.7 mm
    
    7304 2430 40
    
    Having a wall thickness of 12.7 mm or more
  - 7304 2430 45
    
    Having an outside diameter exceeding 285.8 mm but not exceeding 406.4 mm
  - 7304 2430 80
    
    Having an outside diameter exceeding 406.4 mm
- 7304 2440
  
  Other
  - Having an outside diameter less than 215.9 mm:
    
    7304 2440 10
    
    Having a wall thickness less than 12.7 mm
    
    7304 2440 20
    
    Having a wall thickness of 12.7 mm or more
  - Having an outside diameter of 215.9 mm or more but not exceeding 285.8 mm:
    
    7304 2440 30
    
    Having a wall thickness less than 12.7 mm
    
    7304 2440 40
    
    Having a wall thickness of 12.7 mm or more
  - Having an outside diameter exceeding 285.8 mm but not exceeding 406.4 mm:
    
    7304 2440 50
    
    Having a wall thickness less than 12.7 mm
    
    7304 2440 60
    
    Having a wall thickness of 12.7 mm or more
  - 7304 2440 80
    
    Having an outside diameter exceeding 406.4 mm
7304 2460

Tubing
- Having an outside diameter not exceeding 114.3 mm:
  - 7304 2460 15
    
    Having a wall thickness not exceeding 9.5 mm
  - 7304 2460 30
    
    Having a wall thickness exceeding 9.5 mm
- 7304 2460 45
  
  Having an outside diameter exceeding 114.3 mm but less than 215.9 mm
- 7304 2460 60
  
  Having an outside diameter of 215.9 mm or more but not exceeding 406.4 mm
- 7304 2460 75
  
  Having an outside diameter exceeding 406.4 mm

Overview

This category, HTS 7304.24, encompasses seamless tubes, pipes, and hollow profiles made from stainless steel that are specifically designed and used for drilling operations in the oil and gas industry. Unlike general-purpose stainless steel tubes, these articles are engineered to withstand the high pressures, corrosive environments, and mechanical stresses inherent in exploration and extraction activities. The classification emphasizes their specialized application in oil and gas drilling.

Distinguishing this category from its siblings, 7304.24.00 specifically covers "Other" stainless steel items within the casing, tubing, and drill pipe group for oil and gas drilling, excluding drill pipe of stainless steel (7304.22.00). It also differentiates from "Other drill pipe" (7304.23) which would be drill pipe not of stainless steel. The "Other" designation within 7304.24.00 signifies that it captures stainless steel tubular goods for drilling purposes that are neither the specifically enumerated drill pipe nor fall into other distinct sibling categories at this level.

Within this node, further subdivision exists to refine classification. The subcategory "Casing" (implied by the parent context of "Casing, tubing and drill pipe") and the specific subcategory 7304.24.60 for "Tubing" indicate that while this general category covers various stainless steel tubulars for drilling, these more specific subdivisions will likely detail distinct dimensional, wall thickness, or performance characteristics relevant to their intended use as either casing or tubing in the drilling process.

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7304.24 - Other, of stainless steel:

Sub-classifications

Overview

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