CLA-2-59:S:N:N6:350 807398
Mr. Richard J. Finn
Sales Manager
Lenzing AG/Film Division
1743 Washington Street
Canton, MA 02021
RE: The tariff classification of six impregnated yarns and one
other yarn composed of PTFE (Polytetrafluorethylene) which
are used exclusively in the production of braided packings,
from Austria.
Dear Mr. Finn:
In your letters dated February 22 and 23, 1994, you
requested a tariff classification ruling. You indicate that the
manufacturer is Lenzing AG, Lenzing, Austria.
We wish to note per a recent telephone conversation with
your office that no new samples were submitted with this inquiry.
You state in your correspondence that these packing yarns are
made by starting off with PTFE filaments which are produced by a
patented process. Specifically, thin sheets of PTFE film are
slit to narrow widths, then stretched to improve their strength
and reduce their tendency to cold flow. These narrow grouped
filaments are then coated with PTFE paste dispersion as well as
other ingredients including such things as graphite, paraffin oil
and silicone oil. Finally, they are gathered into bundles and
wrapped on bobbins for shipment to the United States where they
will be fabricated into packing braids whose principle and sole
use will be to seal around rotating mechanical shafts in pumps
and valves.
Although, only yarns are imported and must go through
further manufacturing such as braiding before they can be used as
packing, U.S. Customs Service Headquarters considers such yarns
similar to cords and braid which do not undergo further
manufacture.
Your letter provided the following technical specifications
for the seven packing yarns that you intend to import (the last
two digits of each style is the decitex of the yarns, e.g., 419
is 19,000 decitex:
Product Name Description
PTFE 110 99.7% PTFE filaments
0.3% antistatic agent
PTFE 110S 100% PTFE filaments
PTFE 111P 90% PTFE filaments
10% Paraffin oil
PTFE 623 58% PTFE filaments
25% PTFE dispersion
17% Silicone oil
PTFE 722P 57.6% PTFE filaments
12.1% PTFE dispersion
20.3% Graphite
10% Paraffin oil
PTFE 415 70% PTFE filaments
30% PTFE dispersion
PTFE 621P 60% PTFE filaments
28% PTFE dispersion
12% Paraffin oil
The applicable subheading for styles PTFE 110, 111P, 623,
722P, 415 and 621P will be 5911.10.2000, Harmonized Tariff
Schedule of the United States (HTS), which provides for textile
products and articles, for technical uses, .... coated, covered
or laminated with rubber, leather or other material.... The rate
of duty will be 7.1 percent ad valorem.
Style 110S, which does not appear to have any coating
substance, is classifiable in subheading 5911.90.0040, HTS, which
provides for textile products and articles, ... cords, braids and
the like of a kind used in industry as packing or lubricating
material. The duty rate is 7.1 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