CLA-2-40:S:N:N7:240 881869
Ms. Shara L. Aranoff
Steptoe & Johnson
1330 Connecticut Avenue, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20036-1795
RE: The tariff classification of Dutral synthetic rubber from
Italy
Dear Ms. Aranoff:
In your letter dated January 4, 1993, you requested a tariff
classification ruling on behalf of your client EniChem America
Inc.
A sample of a dumbbell specimen was submitted with your
inquiry. Dutral TER 9049 is an ethylene-propylene terpolymer.
The product meets the definition of synthetic rubber as defined
in Chapter 40 Note 4 (a).
The applicable HTS subheading for Dutral TER 9049 will be
4002.70.0000, Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States
(HTS), which provides for synthetic rubber and factice derived
from oils, in primary forms or in plates, sheets or strip;
mixtures of any product of heading 4001 with any product of this
heading, in primary forms or in plates, sheets or strip:
ethylene-propylene-nonconjugated diene rubber (EPDM). The rate
will be duty free.
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