U.S. Customs and Border Protection · CROSS Database · 1 HTS code referenced
Primary HTS Code
8503.00.6020
$348.8M monthly imports
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Ruling Age
35 years
Data compiled from CBP CROSS Rulings, Census Bureau Trade Data · As of 2026-04-29 · Updates monthly
The tariff classification of actuators from France.
NY 852660 Jun 1 1990 CLA-2-85:S:N:N1:113 852660 CATEGORY: Classification TARIFF NO.: 8503.00.6020 Mr. John Slagle Wolf D. Barth Co. Inc. 7575 Holstein Ave. Philadelphia, PA 19153 RE: The tariff classification of actuators from France. Dear Mr. Slagle: In your letter dated May 8, 1990, on behalf of SKF Component Systems Co., you requested a tariff classification ruling. The merchandise is actuators, imported without their motors, designed to be incorporated into a continuous casting machine to move the tundish vertically. After importation a motor will be added to complete the actuator. The applicable subheading for the actuators will be 8503.00.6020, Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTS), which provides for parts suitable for use solely or principally with machines of heading 8501 and 8502, other. The rate of duty will be 3 percent ad valorem. This ruling is being issued under the provisions of Section 177 of the Customs Regulations (19 C.F.R. 177). A copy of this ruling letter should be attached to the entry documents filed at the time this merchandise is imported. If the documents have been filed without a copy, this ruling should be brought to the attention of the Customs officer handling the transaction. Sincerely, Jean F. Maguire Area Director New York Seaport