CLA-2-39:S:N:N6:221 890693
Mr. Ernest Ferrante
Kuehne & Nagel, Inc.
10 Exchange Place - 19th Floor
Jersey City, New Jersey 07302
RE: The tariff classification of edgebanding from the United
Kingdom.
Dear Mr. Ferrante:
In your letter dated September 22, 1993, on behalf of PM
Plastic Technologies, you requested a tariff classification ruling.
The edgebanding is composed of polystyrene. It will be imported in
rolls in thicknesses from .015" to .030" and widths from 5/8" to 48". One
side will be coated with an acrylic based primer paint in order to promote
adhesion with hot melt adhesives. The edgebanding will also be imported with
the hot melt adhesives. The adhesives are not self-adhesive.
The applicable subheading for the polystyrene edgebanding will be
3920.30.0000, Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTS), which
provides for other plates, sheets, film, foil and strip, of plastics,
noncellular and not reinforced, laminated, supported or similarly combined
with other materials, of polymers of styrene. The rate of duty will be 5.8
percent ad valorem.
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