WELDING WIRE. PRODUCT COMPRISES OF A STAINLESS STEEL, SUBMERGED, ARC WELDING CONSUMABLE, SUITABLE FOR WELDING AUSTENITIC STAINLESS STEELS. THE PRODUCT IS CORROSION RESISTANT WITH GOOD MECHANICAL PROPERTIES, THE ALLOY IS WIDELY USED IN THE CHEMICAL AND FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES, AS WELL AS FOR PIPES, TUBES, BOILERS AND CRYOGENIC APPLICATIONS. THE PRODUCT IS PRODUCED IN VARIOUS GRADES AND CONSUMER PACKS UP TO 12.5KG. THE PRODUCT IS COATED WITH FLUX, COMPRISING OF A MIX OF DICHLOROETHYLENE, METHYLENT CHLORIDE AND SILICONE, WHICH FORMS A THIN COATING OF SILICONE ON THE WIRE.

CLASSIFICATION HAS BEEN DETERMINED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE FOLLOWING:- GENERAL INTERPRETATIVE RULES (GIR)S GIR 1 HAS BEEN USED TO CLASSIFY THIS PRODUCT BY THE TERMS OF HEADING 8311 - WIRE, RODS, TUBES, PLATES, ELECTRODES AND SIMILAR PRODUCTS, OF BASE METAL OR OF METAL CARBIDES, COATED OR CORED WITH FLUX MATERIAL, OF A KIND USED FOR SOLDERING, BRAZING, WELDING OR DEPOSITION OF METAL OR OF METAL CARBIDES; WIRE AND RODS, OF AGGLOMERATED BASE METAL POWDER, USED FOR METAL SPRAYING. GIR 6 HAS BEEN USED TO CLASSIFY THE GOODS TO SUBHEADING LEVEL - 831110 - COATED ELECTRODES OF BASE METAL, FOR ELECTRIC ARC-WELDING. ALSO CLASSIFIED IN ACCORDANCE WITH:- HSEN NOTES TO HEADING 7229 STATE THAT THE EXPLANATORY NOTES TO 7217 APPLY MUTATIS MUTANDIS. HSEN NOTE (e) TO HEADING 7217 EXCLUDES COATED WELDING ELECTRODES ETC (HEADING 83.11).