CLA-2-59:S:N:N3H:350 862903
Ms. Tonya R. Markum
Unit International, Inc.
900 University Blvd. N., Suite 500
Jacksonville, FL 32211
RE: The tariff classification of a belt for use in filtering
sludge, etc., from Sweden.
Dear Ms. Markum:
In your letter dated April 3, 1991, on behalf of Scandiafelt,
you requested a tariff classification ruling.
The sample submitted, as described in your correspondence,
consists of a filter belt of rugged woven man-made fiber
construction (polyester or nylon monofilament) that will be used
on many types of roll configurations. You state that this belt
will be imported in any of the following configurations:
material lengths, cut to a specific size, endless or fitted with
linking devices. You further indicate that the purpose of this
belt or belt material will be for use on a machine to allow
sludge a period of free drainage through the use of pressure
between such filter cloths. Specifications provided with your
inquiry indicate that in all instances the weight of this
material is over 650 grams per square meter.
The applicable subheading for the belts, if imported endless or
fitted with linking devices, will be 5911.32.0090, Harmonized
Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTS), which provides for
textile fabrics and felts, endless or fitted with linking
devices, of a kind used in papermaking or similar machines,
weighing over 650 gms./sq. mtr. The rate of duty will be 7.5
percent ad valorem. If imported in material lengths or without
linking devices, classification would be proper in HTS item
5911.40.0000, which provides for straining cloth of a kind used
in oil presses or the like. The duty rate would be 17 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