CLA-2-84:R:N1:104 814806
Mr. David A. Mc Laughlin
O'Neill & Whitaker, Inc.
30 Vesey Street
Suite 802
New York, NY 10007
RE: The tariff classification of die casting machine from Italy
Dear Mr. Mc Laughlin:
In your letter dated September 15, 1995, you requested a
tariff classification ruling on behalf of Perma-Cast Company.
The Die Casting Machine C40 is a semi-automatic, hydraulic
die casting machine for the gravity die-casting of brass, bronze,
and non-ferrous alloys in general. The unit is a cold chamber
machine. It does not include a melting furnace. Machine
features include automatic front or side pouring, independent
dipping of each die half and fully automatic cycles which may be
regulated by timers.
The applicable subheading for the Die Casting Machine C40
will be 8454.30.0010, Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United
States (HTS), which provides for Converters, ladles, ingot molds
and casting machines, of a kind used in metallurgy or in metal
foundries, and parts thereof: Casting machines...Die casting
machines. The rate of duty will be Free.
This ruling is being issued under the provisions of Section
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 Robert
Losche at 212-466-5670.
Sincerely,
Roger J. Silvestri
Director
National Commodity
Specialist Division