7616.10.70.90 - Other

This HTS category, 7616.10.70.90, encompasses "other" aluminum articles that fall within the broader scope of nails, tacks, staples, screws, bolts, nuts, rivets, and similar articles, specifically those with shanks, threads, or holes exceeding 6 millimeters in diameter. While the parent heading covers a wide array of fasteners and similar components, this subcategory distinguishes itself by including items that, while sharing some characteristics with fasteners, do not fit neatly into more specifically defined categories like "threaded fasteners" at the same level. This often includes specialized or less common types of aluminum fastening elements or related components that are not explicitly defined elsewhere.

To understand the scope of this "Other" classification, consider examples such as specialized aluminum pins, large-diameter aluminum eye bolts not primarily intended as screws, or specific types of aluminum collars or retainers that function similarly to washers but possess unique designs or applications. The critical defining factor for inclusion here is that the aluminum article possesses a shank, thread, or hole with a diameter greater than 6 mm, and it does not meet the specific criteria of other subheadings within the 7616.10.70.30 (Threaded fasteners) or other more granular classifications.

As this node is a leaf node, there are no further subcategories. Therefore, the classification hinges on a careful assessment of the physical dimensions (diameter exceeding 6 mm) and the functional characteristics of the aluminum article, ensuring it is not more specifically classified under a preceding or sibling HTS code within the "other articles of aluminum" chapter. The intent is to capture those remaining aluminum components that are similar in nature to fasteners or connectors but do not fit into the more defined categories.