CLA-2-40:RR:NC:SP:221 C84733
Dr. H.P. Woss
Kaimann Europe E.W.I.V.
Hovelmarkt 7
D-33161 Hovelhof, Germany
RE: The tariff classification of foamed rubber sheets and tubes
from Italy.
Dear Dr. Woss:
In your letter dated February 23, 1998, you requested a
tariff classification ruling.
The products are made of foamed elastomeric material. The
elastomeric material is a blend of nitrile butadiene rubber and
ethylene vinyl acetate. Samples of dumbbell specimens were
submitted with your inquiry. Based on analysis by the New York
Customs Laboratory, the material meets the definition of
synthetic rubber as defined in Chapter 40 Note 4(a) of the
Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTS).
The applicable subheading for sheets of foamed synthetic
rubber will be 4008.11.5000, HTS, which provides for plates,
sheets, and strip, of vulcanized rubber other than hard rubber,
of cellular rubber...other. The rate of duty will be 4 percent
ad valorem.
The applicable subheading for tubes of foamed synthetic
rubber will be 4009.10.0000, HTS, which provides for tubes, pipes
and hoses, of vulcanized rubber other than hard rubber...not
reinforced or otherwise combined with other materials, without
fittings. The rate of duty will be 2.6 percent ad valorem.
This ruling is being issued under the provisions of Part 177
of the Customs Regulations (19 C.F.R. 177).
If you have any questions regarding the ruling, contact
National Import Specialist Joan Mazzola at 212-466-5580.
Sincerely,
Robert B. Swierupski
Director,
National Commodity
Specialist Division