CLA-2-84:OT:RR:NC:N1:102
John Schmidt
Paletti USA
145 Keystone Dr.
Montgomeryville, PA 18936
RE: The tariff classification of a carriage 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 carriage, part number SL0087N. The carriage consists of an
aluminum body mounted with four steel rollers with ball bearings, concentric and eccentric axles, and
spacing washers, which are held together using cover plates, clamping nuts and steel screws. In use, the
carriage rolls in a linear manner to transport and guide loads. The carriage is used with a linear actuator that
is used with various types of machinery and manufacturing equipment.
In your request you suggest the carriage is classified within subheading 8483.20.8040, Harmonized Tariff
Schedule of the United States (HTSUS), which provides for housed bearings, incorporating ball or roller
bearings. We disagree and instead find the carriage is similar to the product discussed in New York ruling
L89346, dated February 9, 2006. In this ruling, the slider body, which also features three or more bearings,
was determined to be a linear bearing assembly classified within heading 8482, which provides for ball and
roller bearings.
Accordingly, the applicable subheading for the carriage will be 8482.10.5012, HTSUS, which provides for
Ball or roller bearings, and parts thereof: Ball bearings: Other: Other: Linear bearings. The general rate of
duty will be 9 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 8482.10.5012, HTSUS, listed above.
Products from the European Union will be subject to an additional 20 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.
9903.01.50, in addition to subheading 8482.10.5012, 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