CLA-2-29:S:N:N7:238 892225
Ms. Joan von Doehren
Interchem Corporation
120 Rt. 17 North, Suite 115
Paramus, NJ 07652
RE: The tariff classification of Zinc orotate (CAS-
60388-02-5); Tribenzylamine (CAS-620-40-6); and 1-
Phenethyl-4-piperidone (CAS-39742-60-4), all in bulk
form, from Germany and France
Dear Ms. von Doehren:
In your letter dated November 3, 1993, you
requested a tariff classification ruling.
Zinc orotate is a drug which is used to
influence the Zn level in the mechanism of cell
metabolism; Tribenzylamine [CAS registry name: N,N-
bis(phenylmethyl)-benzenemethanamine] is described by
you as a "chemical intermediate"; and 1-Phenethyl-4-
piperidone [CAS registry name: 1-(2-Phenylethyl)-4-
piperidinone] is used in the production of
Fenspiride, a bronchodilator and anti-adrenergic
drug.
The applicable subheadings and rates of duty,
under the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United
States (HTS), for these three products will be as
follows:
PRODUCT HTS
RATE OF DUTY
Zinc orotate 2933.59.5900
3.7 percent ad valorem
Tribenzylamine 2921.49.5000
2.4 cents per kilogram
plus 18.8 percent ad
valorem
1-Phenethyl-4-piperidone 2933.39.4700
13.5 percent ad valorem
This merchandise may be subject to the
regulations of the Food and Drug Administration. You
may contact them at 5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville, MD
20857, telephone number (301) 443-6553.
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