The Product
- Made of high-strength aluminum alloy: a shaped metal head with a tapered, offset, curved or torque-specific profile to hold in irregular or flared cracks.
- Passive protection hardware for mountaineering and rock climbing: placed into natural rock features, it resists load and helps arrest falls when clipped in with a carabiner and rope.
- A flexible stainless-steel wire permanently joins the head to a sewn textile sling, the attachment point for other climbing gear.
- Two styles, Climbing Torque Nuts and Climbing Wired Torque Nuts (more resistant to accidental axe strikes), each in four sizes, color-coded and sold individually or in sets.
CBP's Ruling
| Item | HTS code | CBP's description of the line |
|---|---|---|
| DDM Climbing Torque Nuts, styles Climbing Torque Nuts and Climbing Wired Torque Nuts | HTS 9506.99.6080 | Articles and equipment for general physical exercise, gymnastics, athletics, other sports…or outdoor games…; swimming pools and wading pools; parts and accessories thereof: Other: Other: Other…Other |
Explanation
Heading 9506 names articles and equipment for general physical exercise, gymnastics, athletics, other sports and outdoor games, plus their parts and accessories. CBP placed the torque nuts, aluminum alloy passive protection hardware that climbers place into natural rock features to help arrest falls, on the line for other equipment under that heading.
Does this apply to your product?
It likely does if you can answer yes to each of these:
- Is it passive protection hardware for rock climbing or mountaineering?
- Is it placed into rock features to resist load and help arrest a fall?
- Is the head made of aluminum alloy, joined by a stainless-steel wire to a sewn textile sling?
A no to any of them can mean a different code. A licensed broker can classify your product.
The code today
| HTS code | In today's schedule | Where it sits | Today's duty |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9506.99.6080 | ✓ Still in the schedule | Heading 9506 | Today's duty from United Kingdom |
Checked against today's tariff schedule. The duty calculator opens with the code and country filled in.
Related rulings
N357285 (brass climbing nuts) and N357281 (spring-loaded camming devices), issued the same day, put other climbing protection on the same line, as do N326170 (a wooden martial arts sword and fighting staff) and N325919 (paintball goggle masks). N325459 (a batting training device), N339723 (a snowshoe kit), N324541 (an electric cruiser) and N331029 (an axe throwing game set) are other classifications under heading 9506.
- N357285January 21, 2026Brass climbing nuts from the United Kingdom9506.99.6080
- N357281January 21, 2026Spring-loaded camming devices from the United Kingdom9506.99.6080
- N326170May 27, 2022Wooden martial arts sword and fighting staff from Japan9506.99.6080
- N325459May 5, 2022“MaxT” batting training device from China9506.99.1500
- N339723May 17, 2024Snowshoe kit from Canada9506.99.5000
- N324541March 18, 2022“Gravity Control Electric Cruiser” from China9506.99.6080
- N325919May 19, 2022Paintball goggle masks from Taiwan9506.99.6080
- N331029February 23, 2023“Axe Throwing Game Set” from China9506.99.6080
Borderless, a licensed U.S. customs brokerage, summarized CBP ruling N357286 in plain English and checked its codes against the letter and today's tariff schedule. A ruling applies only to goods that match its facts; our terms explain the rest. Terms