CLA-2-29:S:N:N1:239 877562
Mr. Edmund J. Corboy
Austin Chemical Company, Inc.
9655 West Bryn Mawr Avenue
Rosemont, IL 60018-5299
RE: The tariff classification of naphthalene 1,3,6 trisulfonic
acid trisodium salt (CAS# 5182-30-9) from Japan.
Dear Mr. Corboy:
In your letter dated August 11, 1992, you requested a tariff
classification ruling.
The applicable subheading for naphthalene 1,3,6 trisulfonic
acid trisodium salt will be 2904.10.3200, Harmonized Tariff
Schedule of the United States (HTS), which provides for
sulfonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives of hydrocarbons,
whether or not halogenated: other derivatives containing only
sulfo groups, their salts and ethyl esters: products described in
additional U. S. note 3 to section VI. The rate of duty will be
13.5 percent ad valorem.
Goods classifiable under subheading 2904.10.3200, HTS, which
are used to produce color couplers, are temporarily free of duty
under HTS subheading 9902.29.01 upon compliance with Customs
Regulations 10.131 through 10.139.
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