NY 869236
DEC 17 1991
CLA-2-56:S:N:N3G:345 869236
Ms. Betty Maylor
Import Customs Manager
Lep Profit International, Inc.
440 McClellan Highway
East Boston, Massachusetts 02128
RE: The tariff classification of a surgical suture from England.
Dear Ms. Maylor:
In your letter dated November 11, 1991, on behalf of
Deknatel Division, Pfizer Hospital Products Group, Inc., Fall
River, Massachusetts, you requested a tariff classification
ruling.
The sample submitted is a non-absorbable polypropylene
surgical suture composed of textile monofilament attached to two
surgical needles constructed of stainless steel. This assembly
is wound around a foam carrier and sealed in a blister pack.
The applicable subheading for the surgical suture will be
5609.00.3000, Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States
(HTS), which provides for articles of yarn, strip or the like of
heading 5404 or 5405, twine, cordage, rope or cables, not
elsewhere specified or included: Of man-made fibers.. The rate
of duty will be 9 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