73.14 Cloth (including endless bands), grill, netting and fencing, of iron or steel wire; expanded metal of iron or steel
One level above the number you declare. Pick one of the six-digit codes below.
Section XV, Base Metals — iron, steel, copper, aluminium, other base metals and articles thereof.
- 73 Chapter Iron or steel articles
- 14 Heading Cloth (including endless bands), grill, netting and fencing, of iron or steel wire; expanded metal of iron or steel
- —— Subheading Pick one of the 10 six-digit codes below
Chapter 73 covers iron or steel articles: pipes, tubes, structural components, fasteners, tanks and household steel goods, downstream of the primary steel forms in chapter 72. Classification tip: Like chapter 72, finished steel articles (pipe, tube, fasteners) are frequent anti-dumping targets: check the current trade-remedy list for the specific product and origin country before quoting a landed cost.
All of chapter 73The 10 six-digit codes under 73.14
One of these is the number you declare.
- 7314.12 Iron or steel; woven cloth, endless bands for machinery, of stainless steel
- 7314.14 Iron or steel; woven cloth, of stainless steel, (other than endless bands for machinery)
- 7314.19 Iron or steel; woven cloth, other than of stainless steel
- 7314.20 Iron or steel wire; grill, netting and fencing, welded at intersections, of wire with a maximum cross-sectional dimension of 3mm or more and mesh size 100cm2 or more
- 7314.31 Iron or steel wire; grill, netting and fencing, welded at the intersection, n.e.c. in item no. 7314.20, plated or coated with zinc
- 7314.39 Iron or steel wire; grill, netting and fencing, welded at the intersection, n.e.c. in item no. 7314.20, (other than plated or coated with zinc)
- 7314.41 Iron or steel wire; grill, netting and fencing, plated or coated with zinc
- 7314.42 Iron or steel wire; grill, netting and fencing, coated with plastic
- 7314.49 Iron or steel wire; grill, netting and fencing, coated with materials other than zinc or plastic
- 7314.50 Iron or steel; expanded metal
Other headings in chapter 73
The wording above is the Harmonized System nomenclature as published by the World Customs Organization, HS 2022 edition. It is a classification reference, not a tariff: it carries no duty rates, and it stops at six digits — the importing country adds its own beyond that.
Classification is decided by the General Rules of Interpretation and the section and chapter notes, and it is the importing country’s customs authority that makes it binding.
Shipping goods under 73.14? A customs hold shows up as a milestone that stops moving — follow the container or the air waybill from departure to delivery.
Track a shipment73.14 FAQ
Heading 73.14 covers cloth (including endless bands), grill, netting and fencing, of iron or steel wire; expanded metal of iron or steel. It is part of chapter 73 (iron or steel articles), and it is subdivided into 10 six-digit subheadings — the level you actually declare.
Pick one of the 10 subheadings below. Those six digits are what customs recognises internationally; the importing country may extend them to eight or ten in its own tariff schedule.
The General Rules of Interpretation, read together with the notes to Section XV and to chapter 73. A description that reads right is not enough on its own — the notes routinely pull goods out of the chapter they obviously belong to and put them somewhere else. Where duty or licensing turns on the answer, ask the importing country’s customs authority for a binding ruling.
A wrong or missing code is one of the common reasons customs holds a container, and a hold shows up as a milestone that stops moving. Watch for it in the container tracking app, on the air waybill in the air cargo tracker, or through the tracking API.