CLA-2-39:S:N:N6:221 806720
Mr. William J. LeClair
Trans-Border Customs Services, Inc.
One Trans-Border Drive
P.O. Box 800
Champlain, NY 12919
RE: The tariff classification of polyethylene plastic slats and
tracks for privacy fences from Canada.
Dear Mr. LeClair:
In your letter dated January 26, 1995, on behalf of Noracel
Industries, Canada, you requested a tariff classification ruling.
Samples of a track and slats, made of polyethylene, were
included with your request. The track is designed to be inserted
horizontally at the bottom of a chain link fence, with the slats
woven vertically through the fence and inserted into the track,
thus forming a privacy barrier. The track is an extrusion with a
roughly "U" shaped cross section which is uniform throughout the
length of the track. The slats are ridged on both surfaces.
Towards the bottom of both surfaces of the slats, a narrow groove
has been formed by the removal of a section of the ribs in a
strip measuring approximately 1/8 inch in width. The slats fit
into the track, with the flattened groove snapping or "locking"
into place in the track. The slats are available in widths from
1 to 1 1/2 inches, and in various lengths.
The applicable subheading for the track will be
3916.10.0000, Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States
(HTS), which provides for profile shapes, whether or not surface-
worked but not otherwise worked, of plastics, of polymers of
ethylene. The general rate of duty will be 5.8 percent ad
valorem.
The applicable subheading for the slats will be
3926.90.9890, HTS, which provides for other articles of plastics,
other. The general rate of duty will be 5.3 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