CLA-2-73:RR:NC:1:118 D82869
Ms. Lynn S. Preece
Baker & McKenzie
One Prudential Plaza
130 East Randolph Drive
Chicago, Illinois 60601
RE: The tariff classification of steel fasteners from Japan.
Dear Ms. Preece:
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 6631-21-4351 is described as an engine bolt
- It is secured into the flywheel housing of an excavator engine.
Half of the shank is threaded. The head is hexagonal without
indentation and the bottom is flat. This product has a washer
face and is torqued with a wrench.
2) Part Number 566-35-16680 is listed as a bolt. It is
used in the brake chamber of a dump trunk. The shank is
completely threaded to just below the head, where there is a
washer. The head is hexagonal without indentation. It is
torqued with a wrench.
3) Part Number 01236-40316 is listed as a screw, which is
used in the heater knob of a dump trunk. The shank is entirely
threaded with a diameter of less than 3.2 mm. The fastener has a
flat countersunk head, type ll recess.
4) Part Number 01023-20625 is listed as a screw, which
goes into the dashboard of a dump truck. The sem has a shank
which is entirely threaded with a pan head, type l slot.
5) Part Number 154-32-41292 is listed as a bolt. It is
described as a shoe bolt used in the master chain link of a
bulldozer. It is partially threaded along about a quarter of the
shank. The head is hexagonal with a raised dome snd washer face,
but no indentation. It is torqued with a wrench.
The applicable subheading for Part Numbers 6631-21-4351
and 154-32-41292 will be 7318.15.8065, 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: with hexagonal heads: other.
The duty rate will be 8.7% ad valorem.
The applicable subheading for Part Number 01236-40316 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 Numbers 566-35-16680
and 01023-20625 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.
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