CLA-2-29:S:N:N1:240 853486
Mr. Edmund J. Corboy
Austin Chemical Company, Inc.
9655 West Bryn Mawr Avenue
Rosemont, Illinois 60018-5299
RE: The tariff classification of 3-Aminophenol (CAS 591-27-5)
from Japan
Dear Mr. Corboy:
In your letter dated June 8, 1990, you requested a tariff
classification ruling.
The applicable HTS subheading for 3-Aminophenol (CAS 591-
27-5) will be 2922.29.1000, Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the
United States (HTS), which provides for amino-naphthols and other
amino-phenols, their ethers and esters, other than those
containing more than one kind of oxygen function; salts thereof:
other:. The duty rate will be 5.8 percent ad valorem.*
*The duty on this product, classified in subheading
2922.29.1000, is temporarily free of duty under subheading
9902.29.94.
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 already been filed, this ruling should be brought
to the attention of the Customs officer handling the transaction.
Sincerely,
Jean F. Maguire
Area Director
New York Seaport