CLA-2-28:S:N:N7:236 803793
Ms. Jennifer de Laurentiis, Esq.
Harris & Ellsworth
The Watergate
2600 Virginia Avenue, N.W., Suite 1113
Washington, D.C. 20037-1905
RE: The tariff classification of Nitrided Vanadium from Germany.
Dear Ms. de Laurentiis:
In your letter dated October 27, 1994, on behalf of your
client Shieldalloy Metallurgical Corporation, you requested a
tariff classification ruling.
The prospective import, Nitrided Vanadium contains the
following ingredients:
Nitrided Vanadium Nitrided Vanadium
(7 Percent Nitrogen) (12 Percent Nitrogen)
Vanadium 80.0 Vanadium 80.0
Nitrogen 7.0 Nitrogen 12.0
Carbon 12.0 Carbon 7.0
Silicon 0.05 Silicon 0.05
Aluminum 0.05 Aluminum 0.05
Manganese 0.03 Manganese 0.03
Phosphorus 0.02 Phosphorus 0.02
Sulfur 0.02 Sulfur 0.02
Chromium 0.01 Chromium 0.01
Nickel 0.01 Nickel 0.01
The applicable subheading for the Nitrided Vanadium will be
2850.00.2000, Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States
(HTS), which provides for hydrides, nitrides, azides, silicides and
borides, whether or not chemically defined, other than compounds
which are also carbides of heading 2849:... Of vanadium. The rate
of duty will be 16 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