CLA-2-29:S:N:N7:239 805226
2925.20.1800
Ms. Bridget Lowy
Dartrans
6610 Tributary Street
Baltimore, MD 21224
RE: The tariff classification of TMTD (Tetramethylthiuram
Disulfide), MBT (2-Mercaptobenzethiazola), MBTS (2,2-
Dithiobis Benzothiazola), and DPG (Diphenylguanidine) from
Russia.
Dear Ms. Lowy:
In your letter dated December 15, 1994 you requested a
tariff classification ruling for four thiuram accelerators: TMTD
(tetramethylthiuram disulfide), MBT (2-Mercaptobenzethiazola),
MBTS (2,2-Dithiobis Benzothiazola), and DPG (Diphenylguanidine).
The applicable subheading for TMTD (tetramethylthiuram
disulfide), Chemical Name - tetramethylthioperoxydicarbonic
diamide, CAS 137-26-8, will be 2930.30.6000, Harmonized Tariff
Schedule of the United States (HTS), which provides for organo-
sulfur compounds: other. This product is used as a vulcanizing
agent for rubber. The rate of duty will be 3.7 percent ad
valorem.
The applicable subheading for MBT (2-Mercaptobenzethiazola),
Chemical Name - 2(3H)-Benzothiazolethione, CAS 149-30-4, will be
2934.20.1500, Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States
(HTS), which provides for other heterocyclic compounds:
compounds containing a benzothiazole ring-system (whether or not
hydrogenated), not further fused. This product is used as a
vulcanization accelerator for rubber. The rate of duty will be
3.3 cents per kilogram plus 15.2 percent ad valorem.
The applicable subheading for MBTS (2,2-Dithiobis
Benzothiazola), Chemical Name - 2,2'-Dithiobisbenzothiazole, CAS
120-78-5, will be 2934.20.1000, Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the
United States (HTS), which provides for other heterocyclic compounds: compounds containing a benzothiazole ring-system
(whether or not hydrogenated), not further fused. This product
is used as an accelerator in the rubber industry. The rate of
duty will be 14.2 percent ad valorem.
The applicable subheading for DPG (Diphenylguanidine),
Chemical Name - N,N'-Diphenylguanidine, CAS 102-06-7, will be
2925.20.1800, Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States
(HTS), which provides for carboxyimide-function compounds
(including saccharin and its salts) and imine-function compounds:
aromatic. This product is used as a rubber accelerator, and as a
primary standard for acids. This provision is duty free.
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