CLA-2-73:OT:RR:NC:N5:121
JoAnn Martin
AFC Industries, Inc.
9030 Port Union Rd. Suite 100
West Chester, OH 45069
RE: The tariff classification of a steel hanger bolt from Taiwan
Dear Ms. Martin:
In your letter dated April 24, 2025, you requested a tariff classification ruling.
The product under consideration is a 1/4 x 1 ½ Hanger Bolt made of Zinc Plated Low Carbon Steel. The
hanger bolt has coarse/lag screw threading and a sharp point at one end and fine/machine threading and an
external hex drive on the other end. This carbon steel article has a solid, circular cross section, is non-headed,
and is threaded along more than 25 percent of the total length.
The applicable subheading for the Hanger Bolt will be 7318.15.5090, Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the
United States (HTSUS), which provides for Screws, bolts, nuts…and similar articles, of iron or steel:
Threaded articles: Other screws and bolts, whether or not with their nuts or washers: Studs: Other: Other. The
rate of duty will be free.
On March 12, 2025, Presidential proclamation 10896 imposed additional tariffs on certain derivative iron or
steel products. Additional duties for derivative iron or steel products of 25 percent are reflected in Chapter
99, headings 9903.81.89 and 9903.81.90. Products provided by heading 9903.81.91 will be subject to a duty
of 25 percent upon the value of the steel content. At the time of entry, you must report the Chapter 99
heading applicable to your product classification, i.e. 9903.81.90, in addition to subheading 7318.15.5090,
HTSUS. Derivative iron or steel products processed in another country from steel articles melted and poured
in the United States, provided for in heading 9903.81.92, are not subject to the additional ad valorem duties.
Please note that derivative steel products admitted to a U.S. foreign trade zone under “privileged foreign
status” before March 12, 2025, and entered for consumption on or after March 12, 2025, may be subject to
additional duties under heading 9903.81.93, HTSUS.
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. At this time products from all countries
will be subject to an additional 10 percent ad valorem rate of duty. Your product falls within an excepted
subheading. At the time of entry, you must report the Chapter 99 heading applicable to your product
classification, i.e. 9903.01.33, in addition to subheading 7318.15.5090, HTSUS, listed above.
The steel hanger bolts may be subject to antidumping duties for Carbon and Alloy Steel Threaded Rod from
Taiwan (A-583-865). Written decisions regarding the scope of antidumping and countervailing duties
(AD/CVD) orders are issued by the Enforcement and Compliance office in the International Trade
Administration of the Department of Commerce (ITA) and are separate from tariff classification and origin
rulings issued by Customs and Border Protection (CBP). General information regarding the ITA and
AD/CVD can be found at https://www.trade.gov/us-antidumping-and-countervailing-duties. The ITA?s
?Guide on How to File for an Antidumping/Countervailing Duty Scope Ruling Request? is available at
https://enforcement.trade.gov/scope/Request-Scope-Ruling.pdf
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 Jennifer Jameson at [email protected].
Sincerely,
Steven A. Mack
Director
National Commodity Specialist Division