7312.10.05.00 - Fitted with fittings or made up into articles

This HTS category, 7312.10.05.00, specifically covers stranded wire of stainless steel that has been fitted with fittings or is otherwise made up into articles. This includes items such as pre-formed ropes, cables, or wires that have been terminated with hooks, eyes, thimbles, or other connectors, or have been woven, braided, or assembled into finished products like slings or specialized rigging. The key differentiator here is the addition of these fittings or the transformation into a ready-to-use article, as opposed to simple raw stranded wire.

The primary sibling at this level, 7312.10.10, covers "Other" stranded wire of stainless steel. This means that while both categories deal with stainless steel stranded wire, 7312.10.05.00 is for those that have undergone further processing to include fittings or are presented as complete articles. If the stranded wire of stainless steel is simply a coil or length without any attached fittings or specific assembly into a functional unit, it would fall under the sibling category.

As this HTS code is a leaf node, there are no further subcategories to introduce. Classification at this level is determined by the presence of fittings or the finished nature of the article made from stainless steel stranded wire. Examples within this classification might include stainless steel wire rope assemblies for automotive applications, marine rigging cables with swaged terminals, or pre-cut and terminated stainless steel cables for industrial hoisting.