CLA-2-29:S:N:N7:240 893813
Mr. Edmund J. Corboy
Austin Chemical Company, Inc.
1565 Barclay Boulevard
Buffalo Grove, Illinois 60089-4537
RE: The tariff classification of 2-Chloro-4,5-difluorobenzoic acid,
CAS 110877-94-0 from China
Dear Mr. Corboy:
In your letter dated December 31, 1993, you requested a tariff
classification ruling.
The applicable HTS subheading for 2-Chloro-4,5-difluorobenzoic acid will be 2916.31.3000, CAS 110877-94-0, Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTS), which provides for aromatic monocarboxylic acids, their anhydrides, halides, peroxides, peroxyacids and their derivatives. The duty rate will be 13.5 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 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