Aluminum Cotter Pins for Machinery from China
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 — China → United States
81%
Rate breakdown
9903.85.0750%Except as provided in headings 9903.85.09, 9903.85.68 or 9903.85.70, derivative aluminum products, provided for in the tariff provisions enumerated in subdivision (j) of note 19 to this subchapter.
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)
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