CLA-2-39:S:N:N7:238 814025
Mr. Joseph J. Chivini
Austin Chemical Company, Inc.
1565 Barclay Boulevard
Buffalo Grove, IL 60089-4537
RE: The tariff classification of Carboxymethylcellulose Sodium
(CAS Reg. Name: Carboxymethyl ether cellulose sodium salt; CAS-
9004-32-4), in powder form, from Japan
Dear Mr. Chivini:
In your letter dated August 18, 1995, you requested a tariff
classification ruling.
The subject product, Carboxymethylcellulose Sodium, is the
sodium salt of a polycarboxymethyl ether of cellulose.
The applicable subheading for the subject product will be
3912.31.0000, Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States
(HTS), which provides for: "Cellulose and its chemical
derivatives, not elsewhere specified or included, in primary
forms: Cellulose ethers: Carboxymethylcellulose and its salts."
The rate of duty will be 6.4 percent ad valorem.
This merchandise may be subject to the regulations of the
Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Pesticides and Toxic
Substances. You may contact them at 402 M Street, S.W.,
Washington, D.C. 20460, telephone number (202) 554-1404) or EPA
Region II at (908) 321-6669.
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