CLA-2-76:OT:RR:NC:1:117
Mr. Ping Lam
Sun Bright Industrial Corp.
4812 Temple City Blvd.
Temple City, CA 91780
RE: The tariff classification of aluminum extrusions from Malaysia, China and Taiwan.
Dear Mr. Lam:
In your letter dated October 6, 2010 you requested a tariff classification ruling.
The products to be imported are alloyed aluminum extrusions. Measuring 2.375” in width, 1.34” in height and having lengths ranging from 22.5”-164”, these extrusions are available in a variety of colors and finishes. After importation, they will be further processed into push panels which are parts of exiting devices for doors.
This office disagrees with your proposal that the subject extrusions should be classified in subheading 8302.41.6045, Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS), which provides for base metal mountings, fittings and similar articles suitable for interior and exterior doors. Per Explanatory Note (EN) 83.02 (D) (5), rods, tubes and bars suitable for use as curtain or stair rods, etc., merely cut to length and drilled, are classified according to the constituent material and not in heading 8302.
The applicable subheading for the aluminum extrusions will be 7604.29.1000, HTSUS, which provides for aluminum bars, rods and profiles, of aluminum alloys, other, other profiles. The general rate of duty will be 5 percent ad valorem.
Duty rates are provided for your convenience and are subject to change. The text of the most recent HTSUS and the accompanying duty rates are provided on World Wide Web at http://www.usitc.gov/tata/hts/.
Please be advised that aluminum extrusions from China may be subject to antidumping duties or countervailing duties (AD/CVD). Written decisions regarding the scope of AD/CVD orders are issued by the Import Administration in the Department of Commerce and are separate from tariff classification and origin rulings issued by Customs and Border Protection. You can contact them at http://www.trade.gov/ia/ (click on "Contact Us"). For your information, you can view a list of current AD/CVD cases at the United States International Trade Commission website at http://www.usitc.gov (click on "Antidumping and countervailing duty investigations"), and you can search AD/CVD deposit and liquidation messages using the AD/CVD Search tool at http://www.cbp.gov (click on "Import" and "AD/CVD").
This ruling is being issued under the provisions of Part 177 of the Customs Regulations (19 C.F.R. 177).
A copy of the ruling or the control number indicated above should be provided with the entry documents filed at the time this merchandise is imported. If you have any questions regarding the ruling, contact National Import Specialist Mary Ellen Laker at (646) 733-3020.
Sincerely,
Robert B. Swierupski
Director
National Commodity Specialist Division