CLA-2-84:OT:RR:NC:N1:102
John Schmidt
Paletti USA
145 Keystone Dr.
Montgomeryville, PA 18936
RE: The tariff classification of a timing belt pulley from Germany
Dear Mr. Schmidt:
In your letter dated April 3, 2025, you requested a tariff classification ruling. Descriptive information was
provided in the submission.
The merchandise at issue is referred to as a timing belt pulley, part number SL9855S. The timing belt pulley
primarily consists of a timing sprocket that is enclosed between two aluminum housings held together with
steel bolts. The sprocket features teeth and is part of a belt-pulley system in which a steel sprocket transfers
rotational power to a belt. The timing belt pulley is used with many types of machinery and manufacturing
equipment.
The applicable subheading for the timing belt pulley, part number SL9855S, will be 8483.50.9080,
Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS), which provides for Transmission shafts
(including camshafts and crankshafts) and cranks; bearing housings, housed bearings and plain shaft
bearings; gears and gearing; ball or roller screws; gear boxes and other speed changers, including torque
converters; flywheels and pulleys, including pulley blocks; clutches and shaft couplings (including universal
joints); parts thereof: Flywheels and pulleys, including pulley blocks: Other: Other: Other. The general rate of
duty will be 2.8 percent ad valorem.
Effective April 5, 2025, Executive Orders implemented “Reciprocal Tariffs.” All imported merchandise must
be reported with either the Chapter 99 provision under which the reciprocal tariff applies or one of the
Chapter 99 provisions covering exceptions to the reciprocal tariffs. Products of China, including Hong Kong
and Macau, will be assessed an additional ad valorem rate of duty of 125 percent. Products from all other
countries will be subject to an additional 10 percent ad valorem rate of duty. At the time of entry, you must
report the Chapter 99 heading applicable to your product classification, i.e. 9903.01.25, in addition to
subheading 8483.50.9080, HTSUS, listed above.
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 at https://hts.usitc.gov/.
The holding set forth above applies only to the specific factual situation and merchandise description as
identified in the ruling request. This position is clearly set forth in Title 19, Code of Federal Regulations
(CFR), Section 177.9(b)(1). This section states that a ruling letter is issued on the assumption that all of the
information furnished in the ruling letter, whether directly, by reference, or by implication, is accurate and
complete in every material respect. In the event that the facts are modified in any way, or if the goods do not
conform to these facts at time of importation, you should bring this to the attention of U.S. Customs and
Border Protection (CBP) and submit a request for a new ruling in accordance with 19 CFR 177.2.
Additionally, we note that the material facts described in the foregoing ruling may be subject to periodic
verification by CBP.
This ruling is being issued under the provisions of Part 177 of the Customs and Border Protection
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, please contact
National Import Specialist Sandra Martinez at [email protected].
Sincerely,
Steven A. Mack
Director
National Commodity Specialist Division