CLA-2-73:RR:NC:1:118 D83927
7318.15.6060;
7318.15.8065
Ms. Lynn S. Preece
Baker & McKenzie
One Prudential Plaza
130 East Randolph Drive
Chicago, Illinois 60601
RE: The tariff classification of fasteners from Japan.
Dear Ms. Preece:
This ruling is being issued to correct a clerical error in
NY Ruling D83177 that was mailed to you. As was explained to you
in a telephone conversation on October 21, 1998, Part # 7861-01-2370 was listed twice on page 2. The second time it should have
been indicated as Part # 700-93-111730. Except for the new
Ruling number and the correction to the part number, the balance
of this ruling is the same as the original.
In your letter dated September 24, 1998, you requested a
tariff classification ruling, on behalf of your client, Komatsu
America International Company of Vernon Hills, Illinois. Your
submitted samples will be returned to you as requested.
The fasteners are further described as follows:
1) Part Number 6221-41-5410 is described as an adjust
screw. It is used on the rocker arm of an excavator engine. The
item consists of a partially threaded shank. The head is the
same size as the shank and contains a single indentation across
the width. This fastener threads through a predrilled hole, is
torqued by the head with a screwdriver and then tightened with a
nut.
2) Part Number 6610-41-2120 is described as a
screw which is used in the cam follower housing of an excavator
engine. The item consists of a circular head containing a single
indentation across its diameter, three small threads under the
head and the balance of the shank is unthreaded. The total
length of the fastener is approximately 10 mm. It is torqued
with a screwdriver and holds the gasket inside the housing in
place.
3) Part Number 7861-01-2370 is described as a
screw and attaches a cover to the monitor panel of a bulldozer.
The shank is threaded the entire length. There are two washers,
a helical spring lock washer immediately under the type 1 pan
head and a flat washer under that.
4) Part Number 700-93-111730 is described as a
bolt which is used on the blade control valve of a bulldozer,
where it fits into the case lever. The shank is only partially
threaded on the bottom fifth of the item and is quite rough. The
head is hexagonal with a washer face. This fastener is torqued
with a wrench.
5) Part Number 6631-21-4360 is described as an
engine bolt. It attaches to a shaft, which is part of the power
take of a bulldozer engine. The shank is threaded approximately
half way along and the head is hexagonal with a washer face. It
is torqued with a wrench.
The applicable subheading for Part Number 6221-41-5410
will be 7318.15.8080, Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United
States (HTS), which provides for screws, bolts, nuts, coach
screws, screw hooks, rivets, cotters, cotter pins, washers,
(including spring washers) and similar articles of iron or steel:
threaded articles: other screws and bolts, whether or not with
their nuts or washers: having shanks or threads with a diameter
of more than 6 mm: other: other. The duty rate will be 8.7% ad
valorem.
The applicable subheading for Part Number 6610-41-2120
will be 7318.15.8020, HTS, which provides for screws, bolts,
nuts, coach screws, screw hooks, rivets, cotters, cotter pins,
washers, (including spring washers) and similar articles of iron
or steel: threaded articles: other screws and bolts, whether or
not with their nuts or washers: having shanks or threads with a
diameter of more than 6 mm: set screws. The duty rate will be
8.7% ad valorem.
The applicable subheading for Part Number 7861-01-2370 if
it measures 9.5 mm in length or more will be 7318.15.4000, HTS,
which provides for screws, bolts, nuts, coach screws, screw
hooks, rivets, cotters, cotter pins, washers, (including spring
washers) and similar articles of iron or steel: threaded
articles: other screws and bolts, whether or not with their nuts
or washers: machine screws 9.5 mm or more in length and 3.2 mm or
more in diameter (not including cap screws). The duty rate will
be 0.2 cents/kg.
The applicable subheading for Part Number 700-93-111730 if
it measures under 9.5 mm in length will be 7318.15.6060, HTS,
which provides for screws, bolts, nuts, coach screws, screw
hooks, rivets, cotters, cotter pins, washers, (including spring
washers) and similar articles of iron or steel: threaded
articles: other screws and bolts, whether or not with their nuts
or washers: having shanks or threads with a diameter of less than
6 mm: other. The duty rate will be 6.2% ad valorem.
The applicable subheading for Part Number 6631-21-4360
will be 7318.15.8065, HTS, which provides for screws, bolts,
nuts, coach screws, screw hooks, rivets, cotters, cotter pins,
washers, (including spring washers) and similar articles of iron
or steel: threaded articles: other screws and bolts, whether or
not with their nuts or washers: having shanks or threads with a
diameter of more than 6 mm: other: with hexagonal heads: other.
The duty rate will be 8.7% ad valorem.
This ruling is being issued under the provisions of Part
177 of the Customs Regulations (19 C.F.R. 177).
A copy of this ruling or the control number indicated
above should be provided with the entry documents filed at the
time this merchandise is imported. If you have any questions
regarding the ruling, contact National Import Specialist Kathy
Campanelli at 212-466-5492.
Sincerely,
Robert B. Swierupski
Director
National Commodity
Specialist
Division