9617.00.60.00 - Parts

This HTS classification, 9617.00.60.00, specifically covers "Parts" of vacuum flasks and other vacuum vessels, excluding glass inners. This means it encompasses all components, manufactured items, or materials that are designed to be incorporated into a complete vacuum flask or vacuum vessel, but are not the finished, functional unit themselves. Examples include insulation sleeves, outer casings, lids, seals, stoppers, handles, and any other non-glass internal or external components that contribute to the overall functionality and structure of the vacuum vessel.

It is crucial to distinguish this category from its sibling, "Vessels." While "Vessels" would classify the complete, functional vacuum flask or vacuum vessel itself, 9617.00.60.00 is reserved solely for the individual components that make up such a vessel. Therefore, a complete vacuum flask would be classified elsewhere, whereas its constituent parts, when imported or exported separately, fall under this specific tariff item.

As this is a leaf node in the HTS database, there are no further subcategories. Classification under 9617.00.60.00 is therefore determined by whether the item is undeniably a part of a vacuum flask or other vacuum vessel, and is not a glass inner. The focus for classification lies on the intended use and the physical characteristics of the component as being integral to the construction and operation of a vacuum insulated container.