CLA-2-28:S:N:N7:236 801877
Mr. Weiji Cui
Marketing Manger
Baotou Steel and Rare Earth Co. (USA)
520 El Camino Real
Suite 200
San Mateo, CA 94402
RE: The tariff classification of Rare Earth Metals from China.
Dear Mr. Cui:
In your letter dated August 31, 1994, you requested a tariff
classification ruling for the following ten rare earth metals:
Product: Dysprosium Metal
Use: It is mainly used as the additives of ferro-neodymium
boron permanent magnets, the flexible alloys caused by
super-magnetism, the optical-magnetic recording materials
the diluent of nuclear fuel.
Product: Europium Metal
Use: It is mainly used in the atomic energy industry and
electronic industry.
Product: Samarium Metal
Use: It is used for making samarium cobalt permanents.
magnets.
Product: Yttrium Metal
Use: It is mainly used as the additives of ferrous metal and
nonferrous metal and also used as the functional
materials in the atomic energy industry.
Product: Neodymium Metal
Use: It used in the ferroneodymium boro magnets.
Product: Praseodymium Metal
Use: It is mainly used as the additives of rare earth
permanent materials and nonferrous metal alloys.
Product: Terbuium Metal
Use: It is used as the additives of the flexible alloys casued
by super-magnetism, optical-magnetic recording materials
and nonferrous metal.
Product: Gadolinium Metal
Use: It is mainly used in the magnetic materials, atomic
energy industry and radio. It is also used as the
additives of nonferrous metal alloys.
Product: Cerium Metal
Use: It is mainly used as the additives of rare earth
permanent magnets, percular steel and nonferrons metal
alloys.
Product: Lanathanum Metal
Use: It is mainly used as the reducing agent in producing
peculiar steel, nonferrons metal alloys, the hydrogen-
storing material and other rare earth metals.
The applicable subheading for the above products will be
2805.30.0000, Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States
(HTS), which provides for rare-earth metals, scandium and yttrium,
whether or not intermixed or interalloyed. The rate of duty will
be 70.5 cents per kg.
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