&&The good is a high-strength hoist lifting chain. A hoist lifting chain is a welded-link steel chain engineered to bear loads in vertical lifting applications. Hoist chains are manufactured to precise tolerances, subjected to heat treatment, and designed to operate with the load wheel (chain sprocket) of a lifting device. DIN EN 818-7, Grade T hoist chain is explicitly defined as heat-treated alloy steel chain.

&&Section 10 of the Customs Tariff directs that classification of imported goods shall be determined in accordance with the General Rules for the Interpretation of the Harmonized System and the Canadian Rules set out in the schedule. Section 11 of the Customs Tariff states that in interpreting the headings and subheadings, regard shall be had to the World Customs Organization's (WCO) Compendium of Classification Opinions and Explanatory Notes to the Harmonized Commodity Description and Coding System (HS).&&&&General Interpretative Rule 1 (GIR 1) directs that titles of Sections, Chapters and sub-Chapters are provided for ease of reference only. For legal purposes, classification shall be determined according to the terms of the headings and any relative Section or Chapter Notes. Similarly, General Interpretative Rule 6 (GIR 6) directs that classification shall be determined according to the terms of those subheadings and any related Subheading Notes.&&&&In your application for an advance ruling, you suggested tariff classification number 8431.49.10.00. This tariff classification number is incorrect.&&&&Section XV, Note 2 of the Customs Tariff specifies that articles of heading 73.15 are considered ‘parts of general use’ and are therefore excluded from classification as parts of machinery in Section XVI.&&&&Heading 73.15 covers – Chain and parts thereof, of iron or steel.&&&&Within heading 73.15, the good meets the terms of subheading 7315.82 -- Other, welded link. The subheading is not subdivided at the tariff item level.&&&&As DIN EN 818 7, Grade T hoist chain is explicitly defined as heat treated alloy steel chain, it meets the terms of statistical suffix .20 Of alloy steel.