CLA-2-84:S:N:N1:105 859967
Ms. Mary Anne O'Boyle
Hoglund & Moyles, Inc.
P.O. Box 66373
O'Hare International Airport
Chicago, IL 60666
RE: The tariff classification of filter elements from Germany.
Dear Ms. O'Boyle:
In your letter dated January 24, 1991 you requested a tariff
classification ruling.
These filter elements are used to cleanse hydraulic and
lubricating fluids of the finest contaminant particles. The
supporting tube and cap of all these filter elements are steel,
while the filter materials themselves are either cleanable metal
mesh or felt or of non-cleanable fiber materials. The metal
filter materials are denominated as: Wire Mesh G 10, Wire Mesh G
and Metal Felt M. The fiber filter materials are denominated as:
Paper P, Synthetic Fibre K and Hydroclean H.
The applicable subheading for the filter elements with Wire
Mesh G 10, Wire Mesh G and Metal Felt M filter material will be
8421.99.0080, Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States
(HTS), which provides for other parts of filtering machinery and
apparatus. The duty rate will be 3.9 percent ad valorem.
Your inquiry does not provide enough information for us to
give a classification ruling on the filter elements with Paper P,
Synthetic Fibre K and Hydroclean H filter materials. Your
request for a classification ruling should include a 10 inch
square of each of the three filter materials.
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