CLA-2-38:RR:NC:2:238 D83317
Ms. Melinda O'Brien
Mitsubishi Chemical America, Inc.
1 North Lexington Avenue
White Plains, NY 10601
RE: The tariff classification of Aquamicron AS, Aquamicron AX,
Aquamicron CXU, Aquamicron AKX, and Aquamicron FLX from
Japan
Dear Ms. O'Brien:
In your letter dated August 14, 1998, resubmitted on October
2, 1998, you requested a tariff classification ruling.
The subject products, namely: Aquamicron AS, Aquamicron AX,
Aquamicron CXU, Aquamicron AKX, and Aquamicron FLX, are
laboratory reagents, consisting of chemical mixtures in liquid
form, which are used to determine, by means of electrochemical
methods (e.g., coulometric titration), the amount of water
present in a given sample. They are referred to in the submitted
product literature as "Karl Fischer reagents." According to the
ingredient breakdown on the MSDS sheet, Aquamicron AS contains
chloroform (trichloromethane, CAS# 67-66-3).
The applicable subheading for Aquamicron AS will be
3822.00.5010, Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States
(HTS), which provides for: "[D]iagnostic or laboratory reagents
on a backing and prepared diagnostic or laboratory reagents
whether or not on a backing, other than those of heading 3002 or
3006: Other: Containing methyl chloroform (1,1,1-trichloromethane) or carbon tetrachloride." The rate of duty
will be 1 percent ad valorem.
The applicable subheading for Aquamicron AX, Aquamicron CXU,
Aquamicron AKX, and Aquamicron FLX will be 3822.00.5090, HTS,
which provides for: "[D]iagnostic or laboratory reagents on a
backing and prepared diagnostic or laboratory reagents whether or
not on a backing, other than those of heading 3002 or 3006:
Other: Other." The rate of duty will be 1 percent ad valorem.
This merchandise may be subject to the requirements of the
Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA), which is administered by the
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. You may contact them at
402 M Street, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20460, telephone number
(202) 554-1404, or EPA Region II at (908) 321-6669.
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 Harvey
Kuperstein at 212-466-5770.
Sincerely,
Robert B. Swierupski
Director,
National Commodity
Specialist Division