CLA-2-29:S:N:N1:235 852977
Mr. Edmund J. Corboy
Austin Chemical Company, Inc.
9655 West Bryn Mawr Avenue
Rosemont, Illinois 60018-5299
RE: The tariff classification of 2-chloro-6-fluorobenzaldehyde
from Italy
Dear Mr. Corboy:
In your letter dated May 23, 1990 you requested a tariff
classification ruling.
The applicable subheading for 2-chloro-6-fluorobenzaldehyde
(Cas# 387-45-1) will be 2913.00.1000, Harmonized Tariff Schedule
of the United States (HTS), which provides for aldeyde
derivatives. The rate of duty will be 20 percent ad valorem.*
*Chemicals imported to be used in the manufacture of
photographic color couplers, classified in subheading
2913.00.1000, are temporarily free of duty under subheading
9902.29.01, HTS, when all appropriate requirements are met.
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