CLA-2-87:OT:RR:NC:N1:106
Robert Walter Sarre, Shipping Logistics Manager
Power Rite Products
625 Jersey Avenue
New Brunswick, NJ 08901-3606
RE: The tariff classification of tires and inner tubes from China
Dear Mr. Sarre,
In your letter dated April 24, 2012, you requested a tariff classification.
The items being considered are three (3) Tube tires and Inner tubes which will be used on agricultural manure spreaders. You state in your request that the first style is 5 inches in width and 15 inches in diameter; the second style is 8.3 inches in width and 20 inches in diameter; and the third style is 8.3 inches in width and 24 inches in diameter. Each of the three (3) types of Inner Tubes will fit their respective tire.
The applicable classification subheading for the Tube tires will be 4011.61.0000, Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS), which provides for “New pneumatic tires, of rubber: Other, having a “herring-bone” or similar thread: Of a kind used on agricultural or forestry vehicles and machines.” The rate of duty will be free.
The applicable classification subheading for the Inner tubes will be 4013.90.1000, Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS), which provides for “Inner tubes, of rubber: Other: Designed for tires provide for in subheadings 4011.61.00, 4011.92.00, 4012.19.20, 4012.20.15 and 4012.20.45.” The rate of duty will be free.
Duty rates are provided for your convenience and are subject to change. The text of the most recent Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States and the accompanying duty rates are provided on the World Wide Web at http://ww.usitc.gov/tata/hts/.
This ruling is being issued under the provisions of Part 177 of the Customs Regulations (19 C.F.R. 177).
A copy of the ruling or the control number indicated above should be provided with the entry documents filed at the time this merchandise is imported. If you have any questions regarding the ruling, contact National Import Specialist Matthew Sullivan at 646-733-3013.
Sincerely,
Thomas J. Russo
Director
National Commodity Specialist Division