Aluminum Socket Head Cap Screws from China
Cylindrical head screws with internal hex socket and full threading, crafted from high-strength aluminum alloy for machinery assembly. HTS 7616.10.90.30 applies to these aluminum threaded fasteners not covered by heading 8305. Aluminum predominates by weight per chapter notes.
Duty Rate — China → United States
43.5%
Rate breakdown
9903.88.0325%Except as provided in headings 9903.88.13, 9903.88.18, 9903.88.33, 9903.88.34, 9903.88.35, 9903.88.36, 9903.88.37, 9903.88.38, 9903.88.40, 9903.88.41, 9903.88.43, 9903.88.45, 9903.88.46, 9903.88.48, 9903.88.56, 9903.88.64, 9903.88.66, 9903.88.67, 9903.88.68, or 9903.88.69, articles the product of China, as provided for in U.S. note 20(e) to this subchapter and as provided for in the subheadings enumerated in U.S. note 20(f)
9903.05.3112.5%Section 301 (forced labor) — additional 12.5% ad valorem on products of China
Import Tips
• Include detailed engineering drawings showing socket and threading; test for alloy compliance if >1% other elements
• Pitfall: confusing with titanium alloys shifts to Chapter 81
• Label clearly as 'aluminum threaded fasteners'