CLA-2-28:S:N:N7:236 805998
Mr. Mario Madia
Manager, Trade & Tariffs
ICI Canada Inc.
90 Sheppard Avenue East
Box 200 Station A
North York, Ontario M2N 6H2
RE: The tariff classification of Lead Azide from Canada.
Dear Mr. Madia:
In your letter dated January 10, 1994, you requested a tariff
classification ruling.
The prospective import, Lead Azide consists of 95 percent pure
lead azide with trace amounts of dextrin, sodium azide, and lead
carbonate.
The lead azide is used in the manufacture of detonators for
explosives use in commercial operations such as mining and
construction.
The applicable subheading for the Lead Azide will be
2850.00.5000, Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States
(HTS), which provides for hyrides, nitrides, azides, silicides and
borides, whether or not chemically defined, other than compounds
which are also carbides of heading 2849:... Other. The general
rate of duty will be 3.7% 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