CLA-2-29:RR:NC:2:239 C87093
Ms. Allison Jennings
Solutia Inc.
1776 I Street N.W.
Washington, DC 20006
RE: The tariff classification of four chemical products.
Dear Ms. Jennings:
In your letter dated April 27, 1998, you requested a tariff
classification ruling for the chemical products listed below. You
state in your inquiry that Solutia Inc. is both the manufacturer and
importer of these products.
PRODUCT CHEMICAL NAME CAS NUMBER
Dequest 2006 [nitrilotris(methylene)]tris-
2235-43-0
phosphonic acid, pentasodium salt
Dequest 2016 (1-hydroxyethylidene)bis-phosphonic 3794-83-0
acid, tetrasodium salt
Dequest 2054 [1,6-hexanediylbis[nitrilobis(methylene)]]
38820-59-6
tetrakis phosphonic acid, potassium salt
Dequest 2010 (1-hydroxyethylidene)bis-phosphonic acid
2809-21-4
The applicable subheading for all the above will be
2931.00.9030, Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTS),
which provides for other organo-inorganic compounds: other. The
rate of duty for Dequest 2006, 2016, and 2054 will be 3.7 percent ad
valorem. Pursuant to General Note 13 to the Harmonized Tariff
Schedule Dequest 2010 (Etidronic Acid) will be free of duty.
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 Thomas Brady at (212)466-5747.
Sincerely,
Robert B. Swierupski
Director,
National Commodity
Specialist Division