The tariff classification of flooring nails from China
Issued March 10, 2016 by U.S. Customs and Border Protection.
Tariff classification
HTS codes: 7317.00.6530
Headings: 7317
Product description
The submitted sample will be retained by this office. The articles under consideration, described as “16 Gage: L Cleats- Flooring Nails Carbon Steel,” are steel nails made of one-piece construction and collated into strips of 100 nails. Each strip is held together with clear plastic strip tape. The nails feature pointed ends and are available in 50 mm, 45 mm and 38 mm lengths. You indicate that they are produced using 1.5 mm thick steel plate that is stamped, collated and painted with clear lacquer.
CBP rationale
The applicable subheading for the steel flooring nails will be 7317.00.6530, Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS), which provides for nails, tacks, drawing pins, corrugated nails, staples (other than those of heading 8305) and similar articles, of iron or steel, whether or not with heads of other material, but excluding such articles with heads of copper: other: of one piece construction: other: other: cut.
Full text
N272765 March 10, 2016 CLA-2-73:OT:RR:NC:N1:121 CATEGORY: Classification TARIFF NO.: 7317.00.6530 Ms. Lisa Whiles James J. Boyle & Co. 7505 NE Ambassador Place, Suite B Portland, OR 97220 RE: The tariff classification of flooring nails from China Dear Ms. Whiles: In your letter dated January 4, 2016, you requested a tariff classification ruling. The submitted sample will be retained by this office. The articles under consideration, described as “16 Gage: L Cleats- Flooring Nails Carbon Steel,” are steel nails made of one-piece construction and collated into strips of 100 nails. Each strip is held together with clear plastic strip tape. The nails feature pointed ends and are available in 50 mm, 45 mm and 38 mm lengths. You indicate that they are produced using 1.5 mm thick steel plate that is stamped, collated and painted with clear lacquer. The applicable subheading for the steel flooring nails will be 7317.00.6530, Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS), which provides for nails, tacks, drawing pins, corrugated nails, staples (other than those of heading 8305) and similar articles, of iron or steel, whether or not with heads of other material, but excluding such articles with heads of copper: other: of one piece construction: other: other: cut. 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 Barbara Kaiser at [email protected]. Sincerely, Deborah C. Marinucci Acting Director National Commodity Specialist Division
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rame to hold both the picture and glass in the frame. It is “T” shaped, flat, approximately ½" long, with a sharp, pointed end at the base. At the mid-point, two “arms” have been bent upward to prevent the point from being pushed further into the frame. The requester believes that these glazier points are classified in subheading 7317.00.6560, HTSUS, which provides for nails, tacks, drawing pins, corrugated nails, staples (otherthan those of heading 8305) and similar articles, of iron or steel, whether or not with heads of other material, but excluding such articles with heads of copper: other, other.
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