Code 7616 10 · Heading 7616

Aluminium fasteners and similar items, excluding staples in strips and threaded plugs, bungs and similar items

This covers aluminium pins, nails, drawing pins, staples, screws, bolts, nuts, screw hooks, eye screws, rivets, washers and similar items. It does not cover staples in strips or threaded plugs, bungs and similar items.

For example

Aluminium screws
Aluminium nuts
Aluminium rivets
Aluminium washers

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Official tariff text

Nails, tacks, staples, screws, bolts, nuts, screw hooks, rivets, cotters, cotter pins, washers and similar articles, of aluminium (excl. staples in strips, plugs, bungs and the like, threaded)

How we got to this code

XV
76
7616
7616 10

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Step 1 · Section XV Base metals and articles of base metal
Is it iron or steel; an article made of iron or steel; copper or an article made of copper; nickel or an article made of nickel; aluminium or an article made of aluminium; lead or an article made of lead; zinc or an article made of zinc; tin or an article made of tin; another base metal, sintered metal or cermet, or an article made from one of these; a base-metal tool, implement, knife, spoon or fork, or a part thereof; or another miscellaneous article made of base metal?
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Step 2 · Chapter 76 Aluminium and articles thereof 5 of 11 chapters in section XV
What type of aluminium product is it: unwrought aluminium; aluminium waste or scrap; aluminium powder or flakes; bars or profiles; wire; plates or strips thicker than 0.2 mm; foil no thicker than 0.2 mm; tubes; tube fittings; construction products; a tank or similar container with a capacity over 300 l; a smaller container with a capacity no greater than 300 l; a container for compressed or liquefied gas; stranded wire, cables or similar products; household or sanitary articles; or another aluminium product?
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Step 3 · Heading 7616 Articles of aluminium, n.e.s. 16 of 16 headings under chapter 76
Is the aluminium article a listed fastener, aluminium wire mesh or grating, or another aluminium article not covered by those categories?
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Step 4 · Subheading 7616 10 Nails, tacks, staples, screws, bolts, nuts, screw h… 1 of 3 subheadings under heading 7616
Is the item an aluminium pin, nail, drawing pin, staple, screw, bolt, nut, screw hook, eye screw, rivet, washer or similar item, rather than a staple in strips or a threaded plug, bung or similar item?

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Import duty on the codes below: 6.0%

Only one code below

7616 10 00

Nails, tacks, staples, screws, bolts, nuts, screw hooks, rivets, cotters, cotter pins, washers and similar articles, of aluminium (excl. staples in strips, plugs, bungs and the like, threaded)

6.0%

This subheading has one 8-digit code, so that is the code to use.

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7616 10 Nails, tacks, staples, screws, bolts, nuts, screw hooks, rivets, cotters, cotter pins, washers and similar articles, of aluminium (excl. staples in strips, plugs, bungs and the like, threaded) you are here 6.0%
7616 91 Cloth, grill, netting and fencing, of aluminium wire (excl. cloth of metal fibres for clothing, lining and similar uses, and cloth, grill and netting made into hand sieves or machine parts) 6.0%
7616 99 Articles of aluminium, n.e.s. 6.0%

Selling to Norway, Great Britain and the United States

What they charge on arrival.

Norway, Great Britain and the United States use their own tariff lines under the 6-digit HS code. The rates below are what their customs charge on goods arriving from the EU. Match the goods against each country's own wording before you rely on a rate.

Norway

Duty free

Their lines1 Norwegian line

76.16.1000 Nails, tacks, staples (other than those of heading 83.05), screws, bolts, nuts, screw

Norwegian tariff data checked Sept. 13, 2026.

Great Britain

6.0%

Their lines3 British lines
EU originDuty free

7616 10 00 10 Self-locking bolts and nuts (of the type "Hi-lok")

Northern Ireland follows other rules.

UK tariff data checked Sept. 13, 2026.

United States

From 10.0% to 56.0%

Estimated from published US measures

Their lines7 US lines
Entry dateSept. 17, 2026

7616.10.10.00 Other articles of aluminum, Nails, tacks, staples (other than those of heading 8305)

The US importer of record files the entry.

US tariff data checked Sept. 16, 2026.

See the 1 Norwegian line

Selling to Norway

Norway splits the 6-digit category its own way, so these are Norway's own lines under it, not this EU code. Check your product against their wording; what Norwegian customs charges is shown per line.

76.16.1000

Nails, tacks, staples (other than those of heading 83.05), screws, bolts, nuts, screw hooks, rivets, cotters, cotter-pins, washers and similar articles

Ordinary duty

Duty free

Norwegian tariff data version 1.5/1.2, last checked Sept. 13, 2026.

Contains data from Norwegian Customs (data.toll.no), licensed under CC BY 4.0, adapted for display.

See the 3 British lines

Selling to Great Britain

What UK customs charges when goods like these arrive in Great Britain.

All 3 UK lines under this code

They all have the same duty rates shown here.

Ordinary duty

6.0%

Goods of EU origin

Duty free You need documentation of EU preferential origin to use this rate.

These rates apply in Great Britain. Different rules may apply for goods entering Northern Ireland.

UK tariff data version v4.0.1599, last checked Sept. 13, 2026.

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Source: UK Department for Business and Trade (data.api.trade.gov.uk).

See the 7 US lines

Selling to the United States

What US customs charges when goods like these arrive from the EU. The US importer of record files the entry and pays the duty.

7616.10.10.00

Other articles of aluminum, Nails, tacks, staples (other than those of heading 8305), screws, bolts, nuts, screw hooks, rivets, cotters, cotter pins, washers and similar articles, Nails, tacks and staples

General rate

5.7%

From the EU

10.0% Estimated from published US measures US headings applied: 9903.05.39 Section 301 forced-labour action, 91 FR 47318 (memorandum 91 FR 47717), U.S. note 52 to subchapter III of chapter 99
7616.10.30.00

Other articles of aluminum, Nails, tacks, staples (other than those of heading 8305), screws, bolts, nuts, screw hooks, rivets, cotters, cotter pins, washers and similar articles, Rivets

General rate

4.7%

From the EU

10.0% Estimated from published US measures US headings applied: 9903.05.39 Section 301 forced-labour action, 91 FR 47318 (memorandum 91 FR 47717), U.S. note 52 to subchapter III of chapter 99
7616.10.50.00

Other articles of aluminum, Nails, tacks, staples (other than those of heading 8305), screws, bolts, nuts, screw hooks, rivets, cotters, cotter pins, washers and similar articles, Cotters and cotter pins

General rate

5.7%

From the EU

10.0% Estimated from published US measures US headings applied: 9903.05.39 Section 301 forced-labour action, 91 FR 47318 (memorandum 91 FR 47717), U.S. note 52 to subchapter III of chapter 99
7616.10.70.30

Other articles of aluminum, Nails, tacks, staples (other than those of heading 8305), screws, bolts, nuts, screw hooks, rivets, cotters, cotter pins, washers and similar articles, Other, Having shanks, threads or holes over 6 mm in diameter, Threaded fasteners

General rate

5.5%

From the EU

10.0% Estimated from published US measures US headings applied: 9903.05.39 Section 301 forced-labour action, 91 FR 47318 (memorandum 91 FR 47717), U.S. note 52 to subchapter III of chapter 99
7616.10.70.90

Other articles of aluminum, Nails, tacks, staples (other than those of heading 8305), screws, bolts, nuts, screw hooks, rivets, cotters, cotter pins, washers and similar articles, Other, Having shanks, threads or holes over 6 mm in diameter, Other

General rate

5.5%

From the EU

10.0% Estimated from published US measures US headings applied: 9903.05.39 Section 301 forced-labour action, 91 FR 47318 (memorandum 91 FR 47717), U.S. note 52 to subchapter III of chapter 99
7616.10.90.30

Other articles of aluminum, Nails, tacks, staples (other than those of heading 8305), screws, bolts, nuts, screw hooks, rivets, cotters, cotter pins, washers and similar articles, Other, Threaded fasteners

General rate

6%

From the EU

10.0% Estimated from published US measures US headings applied: 9903.05.39 Section 301 forced-labour action, 91 FR 47318 (memorandum 91 FR 47717), U.S. note 52 to subchapter III of chapter 99
7616.10.90.90

Other articles of aluminum, Nails, tacks, staples (other than those of heading 8305), screws, bolts, nuts, screw hooks, rivets, cotters, cotter pins, washers and similar articles, Other

General rate

6%

From the EU

56.0% Estimated from published US measures US headings applied: 9903.82.02 Section 232 steel, aluminium and copper, Proclamation 11021, heading 9903.82.02 of subchapter III of chapter 99 with U.S. note 16(a) and the lists of note 16(c)(i) to (c)(v): the duty provided in the applicable subheading plus 50 percent, on the full customs value, whatever the origin

Worked out for an entry on Sept. 17, 2026.

US tariff schedule 2026HTSRev19, last checked Sept. 16, 2026.

Last change we recorded: Revision 19 (2026), Sept. 16, 2026.

Anti-dumping and countervailing duties, US import taxes and customs fees are not included.

The descriptions above are the US tariff texts, which the United States publishes in English only.

Source: the US International Trade Commission's Harmonized Tariff Schedule (hts.usitc.gov), public domain, and the measures published in the Federal Register.

This is a planning estimate from the US Harmonized Tariff Schedule (revision shown) and the published Federal Register measures as of the date shown, for a shipment of EU origin. It is not a customs entry, legal advice or a broker's opinion, and tariffs.help is not a US-licensed customs broker. The US importer of record or their broker confirms the classification, origin, value and the duty due before filing.

Duty rates shown here are estimates, read from official EU / Danish, Norwegian and UK tariff data for orientation only. Confirm the current rate with Toldstyrelsen, TARIC, Norwegian Customs or the UK Online Trade Tariff before you file. The rate you pay can also depend on the country of origin. These are base customs duties only: import VAT, excise duties, anti-dumping duties and safeguard or quota measures are not included.