CLA-2-86:S:N:N1:106 813940
Mr. Paul F. Heiss
I.B.C.C.
6310 N. Port Washington Road
Milwaukee, WI 53217
RE: The tariff classification of gate support arms for railroad
crossings from China
Dear Mr. Heiss:
In your letter dated August 14, 1995 you requested a tariff
classification ruling. You included a picture of the article
with your request.
The merchandise in question is a cast iron gate support arm
used to support railroad automatic crossing gates. It is not
clear from your request whether or not this support is in a
finished state. However, the picture of the article appears to
show it to have assumed the essential character of the finished
product.
The applicable subheading for the gate support arms will be
8608.00.0000, Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States
(HTS), which provides for mechanical (including electro-
mechanical) signaling, safety or traffic control equipment for
railways, tramways, roads, inland waterways, parking facilities,
port installations or airfields; parts of the foregoing. The
rate of duty will be 5.3 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