7307.99.30.00 - Of alloy steel (except stainless steel) 🖩

This HTS category, 7307.99.30.00, encompasses fittings for tubes and pipes made from iron or steel, specifically those fabricated from alloy steel, excluding stainless steel. These fittings, which can include items like couplings, elbows, and sleeves, are characterized by their material composition and their condition. They are further defined as not having undergone machining, tooling, or any other processing after the initial forging stage. This emphasizes that the classification applies to fittings in a relatively raw, post-forging state.

To understand the distinction of this category, consider its sibling, 7307.99.10.00, which covers similar pipe and tube fittings but specifies that they are made of iron or non-alloy steel. Therefore, the key differentiating factor for 7307.99.30.00 lies precisely in the use of alloy steel (but not stainless steel) as the primary material. This material distinction is crucial for accurate tariff assessment, reflecting different properties and potential end-uses.

As this node is a leaf node, it does not have further subcategories. All eligible fittings that are "Of alloy steel (except stainless steel)" and meet the "Not machined, not tooled and not otherwise processed after forging" criteria fall directly under this classification. Examples of such fittings might include forged elbows or couplings made from specific alloy steels like chromium-molybdenum steel, as long as they have not been further worked after their initial forging.