CLA-2-73:OT:RR:NC:N5: 21
Salvatore DiStefano
Reliance Customs Brokerage
102 West End Ave.
Inwood, NY 11096
RE: The tariff classification of a steel loop nut and J-bolt from India
Dear Mr. DiStefano:
In your letter dated May 9, 2025, you requested a tariff classification ruling on behalf of AR USA Steel
Global International.
The goods under consideration are described as a loop nut and a J-bolt. Both fasteners are made of steel and
are used in the mining industry. The loop nut is an internally threaded nut with a loop at the top and has a
zinc coating. It functions as a nut on the J-bolt to secure a roller frame to a conveyor rail. The J bolt is a
round-headed, square-necked carriage bolt that is bent to a 90-degree angle. It measures approximately 12.7
mm in diameter and varies in length.
The applicable subheading for the loop nut will be 7318.16.0085, Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United
States (HTSUS), which provides for Screws, bolts, nuts, coach screws, screw hooks, rivets, cotters, cotter
pins, washers (including spring washers) and similar articles, of iron or steel: Threaded articles: Nuts, Other:
Other. The general duty rate will be free.
The applicable subheading for the J-bolt will be 7318.15.2041, HTSUS, which provides for Screws, bolts,
nuts, coach screws, screw hooks, rivets, cotters, cotter pins, washers (including spring washers) and similar
articles, or iron or steel: Threaded articles: Other screws and bolts, whether or not with their nuts or washers:
Bolts and bolts and their nuts or washers entered or exported in the same shipment: Having shanks or threads
with a diameter of 6 mm or more: Bent bolts: Right-angle anchor bolts. 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 50 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 50 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 subheadings 7318.16.0085
and 7318.15.2041, 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 subheadings 7318.16.0085 and 7318.15.2041, HTSUS, listed
above.
The tariffs and additional duties cited above are current as of this ruling’s issuance. 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/.
You have asked in an email whether this product is subject to antidumping duties or countervailing duties
(AD/CVD). When there is a question as to whether merchandise is subject to an antidumping or
countervailing duty order or considered to be defined by the scope of an order, such a determination is
governed by the U.S. Department of Commerce’s International Trade Administration (“Commerce”).
Commerce issues scope rulings to determine whether merchandise which is in commercial production is
covered by the scope of an antidumping or countervailing duty order. Commerce’s scope rulings are separate
and distinct from decisions issued by CBP regarding tariff classification and country of origin for purposes
such as duty assessment and marking.
To seek a scope ruling, please visit the website of Commerce’s International Trade Administration. A guide
to seeking a scope ruling can be found at
https://access.trade.gov/help/Scope_Ruling_Guidance_(4.1.2022).pdf. A list of current AD/CVD
investigations at the United States International Trade Commission can be viewed on its website at
http://www.usitc.gov. Additionally, messages sent by Commerce to CBP regarding AD/CVD cash deposits
and liquidation can be searched using ACE or CBP’s search tool at
https://trade.cbp.dhs.gov/ace/adcvd/adcvd-public/#.
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,
(for)
Steven A. Mack
Director
National Commodity Specialist Division