CLA-2-29:S:N:N7:240 809046
Mr. Edmund J. Corboy
Austin Chemical Company, Inc.
1565 Barclay Boulevard
Buffalo Grove, Illinois 60089
RE: The tariff classification of 3,3-Dimethylglutaric acid (CAS
# 4839-46-7) from France
Dear Mr. Corboy:
In your letter dated March 31, 1995 you requested a tariff
classification ruling.
The applicable subheading for 3,3-Dimethylglutaric acid (CAS
# 4839-46-7) also known as 3,3-Dimethylpentanedioic acid will be
2917.19.7050, Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States
(HTS), which provides for other acyclic polycarboxylic acids,
their anhydrides, halides, peroxides, peroxyacids and their
derivatives. The rate of duty will be 4 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