CLA-2-83:S:N:N3:113 812267
Ms. Dorothea Klein
Klein Electronic and Software Engineering, Inc.
19787 56 Avenue
Langley, B.C. Canada V3A 3X8
RE: The tariff classification and status under the North
American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), of latch brackets
from Canada; Article 509
Dear Ms. Klein:
In your letter dated June 28, 1995, you requested a ruling
on the status of latch brackets from Canada under the NAFTA.
The merchandise is a stainless steel latch bracket, used to
secure the sensing and braking unit to the coupler of the last
railway car. The item is 5 1/8 inches by 1 3/8 inches by 1 5/8
inches, and weighs about 1/2 pound. Your letter states that the
product is wholly manufactured in Canada.
The applicable tariff provision for the latch bracket will
be 8302.49.6045, Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States
Annotated (HTSUSA), which provides for base metal mountings,
fittings and similar articles ... of iron or steel, of aluminum
or zinc, other, for railway vehicles. The general rate of duty
will be 5.7 percent ad valorem.
The latch bracket, being wholly obtained or produced
entirely in the territory of Canada, will meet the requirements
of HTSUSA General Note 12(b)(i), and will therefore be entitled
to a 1.7 percent ad valorem rate of duty under the NAFTA upon
compliance with all applicable laws, regulations, and agreements.
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.
This ruling letter is binding only as to the party to whom
it is issued and may be relied on only by that party.
Sincerely,
Jean F. Maguire
Area Director
New York Seaport