CLA-2-84:S:N:N1:102 851328
Mr. R.C. Willette
A.N. Deringer, Inc.
30 West Service Road
Champlain, N.Y. 12919-9703
RE: The tariff classification of turbine parts from Canada
Dear Mr. Willette:
In your letter dated April 3, 1990, on behalf of your
client, Ralfor Steel, you requested a tariff classification
ruling.
The items are carbon steel parts to be used on an impulse
turbine in hydroelectric projects. They include a bearing shell,
nut guard, guide vane, gate lever, and gate link.
The applicable subheading for the nut guard, gate lever, and
gate link will be 8410.90.0000, Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the
United States (HTS), which provides for hydraulic turbines, water
wheels and regulators therefor; parts thereof: parts, including
regulators. The duty rate will be 7.5 percent ad valorem.
Your inquiry does not provide enough information for us to
give a classification ruling on the bearing shell and guide vane.
For the bearing shell, provide detailed information on the
construction and composition and how this item functions. For
the guide vane, provide a blow-up of the area on the schematic so
as to reveal its operation within the turbine. Also indicate its
function.
Goods classifiable under subheading 8410.90.0000, HTS, which
have originated in the territory of Canada, will be entitled to a
free rate of duty under the United States-Canada Free Trade
Agreement (FTA) upon compliance with all applicable regulations.
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