CLA-2-29:S:N:N7:240 803848
Mr. Edmund J. Corboy
Austin Chemical Company, Inc.
1565 Barclay Boulevard
Buffalo Grove, Illinois 60089-4537
RE: The tariff classification of 2-Butene-1,4-Diol (CAS # 110-
64-5) from
Dear Mr. Corboy:
In your letter dated October 24, 1994 you requested a tariff
classification ruling.
The applicable subheading for 2-Butene-1,4-Diol (CAS # 110-
64-5) will be 2905.39.5000, Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the
United States (HTS), which provides for acyclic alcohols and
their halogenated, sulfonated, nitrated or nitrosated
derivatives: other diols. The rate of duty will be 12.3 percent
ad valorem.
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