The tariff classification of aluminum pipes/tubes from China.
Issued February 11, 2009 by U.S. Customs and Border Protection.
Tariff classification
HTS codes: 7608.20.0030
Headings: 7608
Product description
The products you plan to import are cut-to-length alloyed aluminum pipes/tubes measuring .8 mm in wall thickness and 12.7 mm in outside diameter. After importation, these seamless pipes/tubes will ultimately become parts of shoe racks.
CBP rationale
The applicable subheading for the aluminum pipes/tubes will be 7608.20.0030, Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS), which provides for aluminum tubes and pipes, of aluminum alloys, seamless.
Full text
N050306 February 11, 2009 CLA-2-76:OT:RR:NC:1:117 CATEGORY: Classification TARIFF NO.: 7608.20.0030 Ms. Elham Jawady Merrick Engineering 1275 Quarry Street Corona, CA 92879 RE: The tariff classification of aluminum pipes/tubes from China. Dear Ms. Jawady: In your letter dated January 27, 2009 you requested a tariff classification ruling. Representative samples were submitted with your request. The products you plan to import are cut-to-length alloyed aluminum pipes/tubes measuring .8 mm in wall thickness and 12.7 mm in outside diameter. After importation, these seamless pipes/tubes will ultimately become parts of shoe racks. The applicable subheading for the aluminum pipes/tubes will be 7608.20.0030, Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS), which provides for aluminum tubes and pipes, of aluminum alloys, seamless. The general rate of duty will be 5.7 percent ad valorem. Duty rates are provided for your convenience and are subject to change. The text of the most recent HTSUS and the accompanying duty rates are provided on World Wide Web at http://www.usitc.gov/tata/hts/. This ruling is being issued under the provisions of Part 177 of the Customs Regulations (19 C.F.R. 177). A copy of the 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 Mary Ellen Laker at (646) 733-3020. Sincerely, Robert B. Swierupski Director National Commodity Specialist Division
More rulings on the same tariff codes
The tariff classification of aluminum alloy profiles, fittings, and tubes from Taiwan.
The tariff classification of extruded aluminum products from India
The tariff classification of extruded aluminum tubes from China
The tariff classification of aluminum tubes with a foam deadener from Germany
Request for Binding Ruling; Classification of seamless 3003 alloy aluminum tubular cores
The tariff classification of docks and components from Turkey.
The tariff classification of cold-drawn aluminum tubes from Indonesia
The tariff classification of aluminum top rails, bottom rails and balusters, top rails and bottom rails from China
The tariff classification of aluminum tubing from Indonesia
The tariff classification of hollow aluminum alloy tubing from Indonesia
Searching CBP rulings the smart way
TariffLens semantically searches all 200,000+ CBP rulings, surfaces the ones that actually match your product, and builds defensible classifications backed by ruling citations.
Book a demo →