NY 852919
JUL 06 1990
CLA-2-39:S:N:N1:238 852919
Mr. Sharad Shah
Internat Chemicals and Allied Products, Inc.
1590 Derby Ct.
Naperville, IL. 60563
RE: The tariff classification of Sodium Humate and Potassium
Humate from West Germany and Czechoslovakia respectively.
Dear Mr. Shah:
In your letter dated May 23, 1990 you requested a tariff
classification ruling.
Sodium Humate and Potassium Humate are alkali salts of the
natural polymer Humic acid. The submitted samples do not contain
earth colors (iron oxide).
The applicable subheading for the Sodium Humate from West
Germany will be 3913.90.5000, Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the
United States (HTS), which provides for Natural Polymers ....,
not elsewhere specified or included, in primary forms. The rate
of duty will be 2.2 cents per kilo plus 7.7 percent ad valorem
The applicable subheading for the Potassium Humate from
Czechoslovakia will be 3913.90.5000, HTS, which provides for
Natural Polymers ...., not elsewhere specified or included, in
primary forms. The rate of duty will be 2.2 cents per kilo plus
33.5 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 (800) 424-9086.
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