Aluminum Cotter Pins for Machinery from Canada
Split-pin aluminum cotter pins secure bolts in heavy machinery like tractors and engines. Classified under HTS 7616.10.90.90 as cotter pins, which are 'similar articles' of aluminum excluded from heading 8305. Typically made from unalloyed or alloyed aluminum for corrosion resistance.
Duty Rate — Canada → United States
56%
Rate breakdown
9903.82.0250%Except as provided for in headings 9903.82.14, 9903.85.67 and 9903.85.68, articles of aluminum, of steel or of copper and derivative aluminum or steel articles, as provided for in subdivisions (c)(i)–(v) of U.S. note 16 to this subchapter
9903.05.900%Articles of aluminum, of steel or of copper or derivative aluminum or steel articles; passenger vehicles (sedans, sport utility vehicles, crossover utility vehicles, minivans and cargo vans) and light trucks; parts of passenger vehicles (sedans, sport utility vehicles, crossover utility vehicles, minivans and cargo vans) and light trucks; medium- and heavy-duty vehicles; parts of medium- and heavy-duty vehicles; wood products; patented pharmaceutical articles; and semiconductor articles, as provided in subdivision (f) of U.S. note 52 to this subchapter
Import Tips
• Label clearly as 'cotter pins' with dimensions and aluminum content to match subheading
• Include engineering drawings showing use as fasteners, not components
• Avoid misdeclaration as washers, which may shift to different statistical suffixes