NY 855228
AUG 13 1990
CLA-2-48:S:N1:234 855228
Ms. Kathleen Queenan
Encore Cargo Services, Inc.
P.O. Box 27120
Baltimore, MD 21227
RE: The tariff classification of reinforced paper sacks from
Argentina.
Dear Ms. Queenan:
In your letter dated August 8, 1990, on behalf of BMT
Commodity Corp. (New York City), you requested a tariff
classification ruling.
A sample was submitted and will be retained for reference.
It is a 34 1/2 x 50 cm "multiwall sack" with an exterior of
brown kraft paper and an interior lining of polypropylene scrim.
The side seams of the sack are sewn with textile thread.
The applicable subheading for the reinforced paper sacks
will be 4819.40.0020, Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United
States (HTS), which provides for shipping sacks and multiwall
bags of paper or paperboard, other than grocers' bags, not having
a base of a width of 40 cm or more. The rate of duty will be
5.3%.
Articles classifiable under subheading 4819.40.0020, HTS,
which are products of Argentina, are entitled to duty free
treatment under the Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) upon
compliance with all applicable regulations.
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