CLA-2-84:RR:NC:MM:106 C88591
Mr. Alan Siegal
Genghis Khan Freight Service Inc.
161-15 Rockaway Blvd.
Jamaica, NY 11434
RE: The tariff classification of a chafer set from Korea
Dear Mr. Siegal:
In your letter dated April 17, 1998 and in subsequent follow-ups, on behalf
of Dura-Ware Co. of America Inc., you requested a tariff classification ruling.
You included descriptive literature with your request.
The subject chafer set is the Dura-Ware model 7800, complete with its water
pan, food pan and cover. In your correspondence, you state that this chafer set
is sold to distributors who sell to restaurants and catering establishments.
The applicable subheading for the Dura-Ware model 7800 chafer set will be
8419.81.9040, Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTS), which
provides for machinery, plant or equipment for making hot drinks or for cooking
or heating food, of a type used in restaurants, hotels or similar locations.
The rate of duty will be 0.8 percent ad valorem.
This ruling is being issued under the provisions of Part 177 of the Customs
Regulations (19 C.F.R. 177).
A copy of the ruling or the control number indicated above should be
provided with the entry documents filed at the time this merchandise is
imported. If you have any questions regarding the ruling, contact National
Import Specialist
Patrick J. Wholey at 212-466-5668.
Sincerely,
Robert B. Swierupski
Director,
National Commodity
Specialist Division