CLA-2-28:RR:NC:FC:236 817468

Ms. Patricia A. Tucker
Gobe Enterprises
49 Essex Court
Meriden, CT 06450

RE: The tariff classification of Sodium Titanium Oxide Hydrate CAS# 117314-20-2 from Finland

Dear Ms. Tucker:

In your letter dated November 25, 1995, on behalf of your client The Valley Group, you requested a tariff classification ruling.

The applicable subheading for the Sodium Titanium Oxide Hydrate will be 2841.90.5000, Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTS), which provides for salts of oxometallic or peroxometallic acids:... Other:... Other. The rate of duty will be 3.7 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 the ruling or the control number indicated above should be provided with the entry documents filed at the time this merchandise is imported.

Sincerely,

Roger J. Silvestri
Director
National Commodity
Specialist Division