CLA-2-90:S:N:N1:119 852412
Mr. Nick Sciara
Sciara International Inc.
148-05 175th Street
Jamaica, NY 11434
RE: The tariff classification of guidewires from Denmark.
Dear Mr. Sciara:
In your letter dated May 9, 1990, on behalf of Meadox Surgimed,
Inc., you requested a tariff classification ruling.
The guidewire sample you furnished consists of a long, slender
coilspring with a movable wire core in its lumen. A guidewire is used
to maintain the rigidity of a catheter and facilitate its insertion
into vessels, passageways, or body cavities. After insertion of the
catheter, the guidewire is removed.
The applicable subheading for the guidewire will be 9018.39.0050,
Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTS), which provides
for syringes, needles, catheters, cannulae and the like; parts and
accessories thereof: other. The rate of duty will be 4.2 percent.
This ruling is being issued under the provisions of Section 177
of the Customs Regulations (19 C.F.R. 177).
A copy of this ruling letter should be attached to the entry
documents filed at the time this merchandise is imported. If the
documents have been filed without a copy, this ruling should be
brought to the attention of the Customs officer handling the
transaction.
Sincerely,
Jean F. Maguire
Area Director
New York Seaport