The tariff classification of aluminum frames from China

N186281 October 12, 2011 CLA-2-76:OT:RR:NC:N1:113 CATEGORY: Classification TARIFF NO.: 7616.99.5090 Mr. Don Hou DDI Inc. 1851 Central PL S. #120 Kent, Washington 98030 RE: The tariff classification of aluminum frames from China Dear Mr. Hou: In your letter dated September 26, 2011, you requested a tariff classification ruling. Photographs of the aluminum frames were submitted for our review. The merchandise under consideration is described as aluminum frames. You indicated in your letter that each frame is made with aluminum extrusion strips that are cut into certain lengths. Hardware is used to hold the strips together to form the frame. You stated that the subject frames “will be used in numerous applications that require fabric to be stretched tight and made solid. One example of this would be to cover ventilation fan openings in a barn during the winter months.” You have asked whether this product is subject to antidumping duties or countervailing duties (AD/CVD). Written decisions regarding the scope of AD/CVD orders are issued by the Import Administration in the Department of Commerce and are separate from tariff classification and origin rulings issued by Customs and Border Protection. You can contact them at http://www.trade.gov/ia/ (click on “Contact Us”). For your information, you can view a list of current AD/CVD cases at the United States International Trade Commission website at http://www.usitc.gov (click on “Antidumping and countervailing duty investigations”), and you can search AD/CVD deposit and liquidation messages using the AD/CVD Search tool at http://addcvd.cbp.gov/. The applicable subheading for the aluminum frames will be 7616.99.5090, Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS), which provides for other articles of aluminum, other…other. The rate of duty will be 2.5 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 Ann Taub at 646-733-3018. Sincerely, Robert B. Swierupski Director National Commodity Specialist Division