The tariff classification of oil drilling components from France.
Issued December 21, 2010 by U.S. Customs and Border Protection.
Tariff classification
HTS codes: 8431.43.8060
Headings: 8431
Product description
Literature and diagrams were submitted with your request. Two components are under consideration. The first is a forged steel kelly. The kelly is a length of pipe which is designed and finished to be inserted through the rotary table of a drilling rig. The two variations of the kellys you describe are either square or hexagonal through their central length allowing for interaction with the rotary table. This characteristic allows them to rotate other lower components of the drill string under the power of the rotary table. The kelly is threaded at both ends in order to allow connections to be made. The second component is a forged steel integral stabilizer. This tapered steel component is installed in the drill string in order to increase wear resistance between the drill string and the wall of the drill hole and provide directional stability.
CBP rationale
The applicable subheading for the kellys and stabilizer will be 8431.43.8060, Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS), which provides for parts suitable for use solely or principally with the machinery of headings 8425 to 8430: of machinery of heading…8430: parts for boring or sinking machinery of subheading 8430.
Full text
N133920 December 21, 2010 CLA-2-84:OT:RR:NC:N1:106 CATEGORY: Classification TARIFF NO.: 8431.43.8060 Mr. Donald Simpson Barthco International Inc. dba OHL-International 5101 South Broad St. Philadelphia, PA 19112 RE: The tariff classification of oil drilling components from France. Dear Mr. Simpson: In your letter dated November 9, 2010, you requested a tariff classification ruling on behalf of your client, Thyssenkrupp Materials, NA, Inc. Literature and diagrams were submitted with your request. Two components are under consideration. The first is a forged steel kelly. The kelly is a length of pipe which is designed and finished to be inserted through the rotary table of a drilling rig. The two variations of the kellys you describe are either square or hexagonal through their central length allowing for interaction with the rotary table. This characteristic allows them to rotate other lower components of the drill string under the power of the rotary table. The kelly is threaded at both ends in order to allow connections to be made. The second component is a forged steel integral stabilizer. This tapered steel component is installed in the drill string in order to increase wear resistance between the drill string and the wall of the drill hole and provide directional stability. The applicable subheading for the kellys and stabilizer will be 8431.43.8060, Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS), which provides for parts suitable for use solely or principally with the machinery of headings 8425 to 8430: of machinery of heading…8430: parts for boring or sinking machinery of subheading 8430.41 or 8430.49: other, of oil and gas field machinery: other. The rate of duty will be free. 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 Mark Palasek at (646) 733-3013. Sincerely, Robert B. Swierupski Director National Commodity Specialist Division
More rulings on the same tariff codes
The tariff classification of an agitator from an unspecified country
The tariff classification of a stop-collar from Canada or China
The tariff classification of drill pipe, drill collar, square kellys and drill-stem subs from Russian Federation
The tariff classification of integral blade stabilizers from China.
The tariff classification of Non-Magnetic Drill Collars from Japan
The tariff classification of Top Drive System and Casing Drive System
The tariff classification of drilling and fishing jars from the United Kingdom and Canada
Eligibility of drill collars for a duty exemption under subheading 9801.00.10
The tariff classification of an oilwell drill-stem crossover substitute pipe from Canada.
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 →