CLA-2-34:S:N:N1:240 855152
Mr. Roger J. Crain
Customs Science Services
3506 Frederick Place
Kensington, Maryland 20895-3405
RE: The tariff classification of Dodecylbenzene sulfonic acid
(DDBSA), Nonylphenol ethoxylate and Sodium lauryl sulfate from
South Korea and Japan
Dear Mr. Crain:
In your letter dated July 26, 1990, you requested a tariff
classification ruling on behalf of your client L.V.M.
Corporation.
The applicable HTS subheading for Dodecylbenzene sulfonic
acid (DDBSA) will be 3402.11.1000, Harmonized Tariff Schedule of
the United States (HTS) provided this product is made from mixed
(linear) alkylbenzenes, predominantly C-12. This provision
provides for organic surface-active agents, whether or not put up
for retail sale: anionic: aromatic or modified aromatic. The
duty rate will be 7.2 percent ad valorem.
The applicable HTS subheading for Sodium lauryl sulfate, the
salt of a sulfated fatty (predominantly C-12) alcohol will be
3402.11.5010, Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States
(HTS). This provision provides for organic surface-active
agents, whether or not put up for retail sale: anionic: other:
salts of sulfated alcohols. The duty rate will be 3.7 percent ad
valorem.
Your inquiry does not provide enough information for us to
give a classification ruling on Nonylphenol ethoxylate. Your
request for a classification ruling should include samples of
each product along with the percentage, by weight, of the varying
hydrocarbon chain lengths in each of the products, and the
percentage, by weight, of the varying number of units of ethoxy
groups present in each of the products.
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 already been filed, this ruling should be brought
to the attention of the Customs officer handling the transaction.
Sincerely,
Jean F. Maguire
Area Director
New York Seaport