76.16 Other articles of aluminium.
This heading covers all articles of aluminium other than those covered by the preceding headings of this Chapter, or by Note 1 to Section XV, or articles specified or included in Chapter 82 or 83, or more specifically covered elsewhere in the Nomenclature. This heading includes, in particular :(1) Nails, tacks, staples, (other than those of heading 83.05), screws, bolts, nuts, screw hooks, rivets, cotters, cotterpins, washers and similar articles of the types described in the Explanatory Notes to headings 73.17 and 73.18. (2) Knitting needles, bodkins, crochet hooks, embroidery stilettos, safety pins, other pins and other articles of the types described in the Explanatory Note to heading 73.19. (3) Chains and parts thereof of aluminium. (4) Cloth, grill and netting of aluminium wire, and expanded metal (see the Explanatory Note to heading 73.14). Expanded metal is used in shop display, for loudspeaker grills, as an explosion suppressant used in the transport and storage of volatile liquids and gases, etc. (5) Aluminium articles corresponding to the iron and steel articles referred to in the Explanatory Notes to headings 73.25 and 73.26. The heading does not cover :(a) Woven fabric of metal thread, of a kind used in articles of apparel, as furnishing fabrics or the like (heading 58.09). (b) Wire cloth, etc., made into the form of machinery parts (e.g., by assembling with other materials) (Chapter 84 or 85). (c) Wire cloth, etc., made up into hand sieves or riddles (heading 96.04).
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