8482.10.50.16 - Flanged

This HTS category, 8482.10.50.16, specifically covers flanged ball bearings. These are ball bearings designed with an integrated flange, which serves as a mounting surface for attachment to other components or structures. The flange is a distinguishing physical characteristic, often integral to the outer ring of the bearing.

This category is differentiated from its sibling, 8482.10.50.24 "Other," by the presence of this defined flanged feature. While both fall under angular contact ball bearings and wheel hub bearing units, category .16 is exclusively for those explicitly manufactured with an integrated flange. The .24 category would encompass flanged bearings not meeting the specific construction or application implied by the .16 designation, or other types of angular contact ball bearings within this sub-heading that do not have a flange.

As a leaf node, this category has no further subdivisions. Therefore, classification within 8482.10.50.16 relies solely on the confirmation of the flanged characteristic of the ball bearing. Examples include bearings where the outer ring is extended or shaped to form a mounting flange, commonly used in automotive wheel hub assemblies or industrial machinery where direct bolting is required.