7616.10.90.90 - Other

This HTS category, 7616.10.90.90, encompasses articles of aluminum that are not specifically enumerated in preceding headings or subheadings. It serves as a residual category for a diverse range of aluminum articles that do not fit into more defined classifications. The "Other" designation signifies that these are items that do not fall under the specific subcategories of aluminum articles, such as those covered by headings related to foils, tubes, or specific manufactured goods.

Distinguishing this category from its sibling, 7616.10.90.30 (Threaded fasteners), is crucial. While 7616.10.90.30 specifically covers aluminum screws, bolts, nuts, and similar threaded items, this category, 7616.10.90.90, encompasses all other aluminum articles that are not threaded fasteners. Examples of goods that might be classified here include aluminum washers and similar articles not intended for fastening, certain types of aluminum pins, rivets, cotters, cotter pins, and other general hardware or manufactured articles of aluminum.

As this is a leaf node in the HTS structure, there are no further subcategories. Therefore, the primary focus for classification into 7616.10.90.90 is to ensure that the article is indeed made of aluminum and does not fit into any more specific HTS category, especially within the broader scope of aluminum articles or fasteners. Classification hinges on the exclusion from more precise descriptions and the fundamental nature of the article as a general manufactured good of aluminum.