Aluminum Cotter Pins for Machinery from Germany

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 — Germany → United States

56%

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.

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