S.I. Stud, Inc. v. United States

PAULINE NEWMAN, Circuit Judge.

The United States Court of International Trade1 upheld the classification of certain threaded, headless fasteners as “studs” under item 646.57, Tariff Schedules of the United States (“TSUS”), or heading 7318.15.20, Harmonized Tariff Schedules of the United States (“HTSUS”), and not as “bolts” under item 646.54, TSUS, or heading 7318.15.20, HTSUS. The items are listed in the TSUS as follows:

Bolts, nuts, studs and studding, screws, and washers (including bolts and their nuts imported in the same shipment, and assembled bolts or screws and washers, with or without…