The tariff classification of an aluminum top fixture for a rolling ladder

N034159 August 14, 2008 CLA-2-76:OT:RR:E:NC:N1:113 CATEGORY: Classification TARIFF NO.: 7616.99.50 Mr. Daniel B. Boyd Custom Service Hardware 1170 Wauwatosa Road Cedarburg, WI 53012 RE: The tariff classification of an aluminum top fixture for a rolling ladder Dear Mr. Boyd: In your letter dated July 24, 2008, you requested a tariff classification ruling. Copies of photographs of the aluminum top fixture were submitted for our review. The product is identified in your letter as an aluminum top fixture for a rolling ladder. It features aluminum upper and lower guides held together with a steel stop, and thermo plastic wheels attached to the guides with steel shoulder bolts. The top fixture will be permanently attached to a wood ladder with steel screws, bolts and an acorn nut. You indicated that a track goes between the two wheels on the top fixture to allow the fixture to roll on the track. The top fixture guides the ladder along the track. The applicable subheading for the aluminum top fixture will be 7616.99.50, Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS), which provides for other articles of aluminum, other, other. This ruling is being issued under the provisions of Part 177 of the Customs Regulations (19 C.F.R. 177). A copy of the ruling or the control number indicated above should be provided with the entry documents filed at the time this merchandise is imported. If you have any questions regarding the ruling, contact National Import Specialist Ann Taub at (646) 733-3018. Sincerely, Robert B. Swierupski Director National Commodity Specialist Division