NY 850733
Apr 11 1990
CLA-2-29:S:N:N1:235 850733
Mr. John H. Qualey
Rogers & Brown Custom Brokers Inc.
P.O. Box 20160
Charleston, South Carolina 29413-0160
RE: The tariff classification of Menthol Production E from
Brazil.
Dear Mr. Qualey:
In your letter dated March 21, 1990, you requested a tariff
classification ruling on behalf of your client Haarmann & Reimer
Corporation.
According to you letter, you believe this product to be
classifiable in subheading 2906.19.0000 HTS. We cannot agree. The
New York Customs Laboratory, has determined that this product is
composed of isomers of menthol. Mixtures of isomers of the same
compound are classifiable in the subheading provided for the
compound.
The applicable subheading for Menthol Production E will be
2906.11.0000, Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States
(HTS), which provides for menthol. The duty rate will be 37.5
cents per kilogram.*
*Articles classifiable under subheading 2906.11.0000, HTS,
which are products of Brazil, are temporarily dutiable at the
rate of 100 percent ad valorem under subheading 9903.42.01
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