Analysis
HTS 7318.29.00 covers non-threaded articles: other under heading 7318 (screws, bolts, nuts, coach screws, screw hooks, rivets, cotters, cotter pins, washers…).
Neighbouring lines carry rates from duty-free to 12.5%, so the exact line matters. The widest gap is with 7318.12.00 (threaded articles: other wood screws), at 12.5%: a product that belongs there but is entered here, or the reverse, changes the duty by 9.7 percentage points.
The general duty rate is 2.8% of the customs value, which is above most the rates in chapter 73 (78th percentile of 250 lines with an ad valorem rate). On a shipment valued at $10,000 that is $280 in duty before any Chapter 99 additions or preference claims.
The column 2 rate, for countries without normal trade relations, is 45%, 16.1 times the general rate.
Goods that qualify under GSP, the Australia FTA, the Automotive Products Trade Act, the Bahrain FTA, the Chile FTA, and 14 others can enter duty-free instead of paying 2.8%. It is also eligible under GSP, the developing-country programme, which Congress has to renew; check whether GSP is in force on the entry date.
Neighbouring lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 7318.11.00 | Threaded articles: coach screws | 12.5% |
| 7318.12.00 | Threaded articles: other wood screws | 12.5% |
| 7318.13.00 | Screw hooks and screw rings | 5.7% |
| 7318.14.10 | Having shanks or threads with a diameter of less than 6 mm | 6.2% |
| 7318.14.50 | Having shanks or threads with a diameter of 6 mm or more | 8.6% |
| 7318.15.20 | Bolts and bolts and their nuts or washers entered or exported in the same shipment | Free |
| 7318.15.40 | Machine screws 9.5 mm or more in length and 3.2 mm or more in diameter (not including cap screws) | Free |
| 7318.15.50 | Other screws and bolts, whether or not with their nuts or washers: studs | Free |
| 7318.15.60 | Having shanks or threads with a diameter of less than 6 mm | 6.2% |
| 7318.15.80 | Having shanks or threads with a diameter of 6 mm or more | 8.5% |
| 7318.16.00 | Threaded articles: nuts | Free |
| 7318.19.00 | Threaded articles: other | 5.7% |
| 7318.21.00 | Spring washers and other lock washers | 5.8% |
| 7318.22.00 | Non-threaded articles: other washers | Free |
| 7318.23.00 | Non-threaded articles: rivets | Free |
| 7318.24.00 | Cotters and cotter pins | 3.8% |