NY 867993
Nov. 6, 1991
CLA-2-84:S:N:N1:103 867994
Mr. Robert S. Smith
Mcguire Woods Battle & Boothe
The Army and Navy Club Building
1627 Eye Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20006
RE: The tariff classification of conveyor parts from England
Dear Mr. Smith:
In your letter dated October 16, 1991 on behalf of BNL
Limited and its wholly owned U.S. subsidiary, IABC, you requested
a tariff classification ruling.
Your inquiry concerns plastic components which are designed
for overhead conveyors. You submitted samples of the following
items:
1. Wheel (part no. AF8MDWH) - a circular plastic wheel
approximately 2 inches in diameter and containing polished steel
antifriction balls, designed to roll along the track of an
overhead chain conveyor in poultry processing plants.
2. Wheel/pulley (part no. AC8MDP58) - a plastic wheel with
flanged edges designed to roll along a pipe, tube or extrusion in
an overhead conveyor system for the clothing industry.
3. Plastic yoke (part no. D1029) - two identical plastic
yokes are joined together to form a Y-shaped assembly into which
the wheels are mounted. The entire unit forms a trolley
mechanism which runs on an I-beam of an overhead conveyor for
poultry processing plants.
4. Heavy-duty wheel (part no. D2081 HD) - a plastic wheel
with a stainless steel inner race, antifriction balls, and
threaded shaft. Again, used in an overhead conveyor in poultry
processing plants.
The applicable subheading for the wheels, wheel/pulley, and
yoke described above will be 8431.39.0010, Harmonized Tariff
Schedule of the United States (HTS), which provides for other
parts of elevators and conveyors. The rate of duty will be 2
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