CLA-2-29:S:N:N1:240 858504
Mr. Bharat C. Patel
Taur's International
660 Plainsboro Road, Suite B2
Plainsboro, New Jersey 08536
RE: The tariff classification of Meta Phenelene Diamine
Sulphonic Acid (4MPDSA) CAS# 88-63-1 from India
Dear Mr. Patel:
In your letter dated November 27, 1990, you requested a
tariff classification ruling on behalf of Hoechst Celenese.
The applicable HTS subheading for Meta Phenelene Diamine
Sulphonic Acid (4MPDSA) CAS# 88-63-1 also known as 2,4-
Diaminobenzenesulphonic Acid will be 2921.51.5000, Harmonized
Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTS), which provides for o-
, m-, p-Phenylenediamine, diaminotoluenes, and their
derivatives; salts thereof: other: other: other. The duty rate
will be 2.4 cents per kilogram plus 18.8 percent ad valorem.
The chemical described above as Meta Phenelene Diamine
Sulphonic Acid CAS# 88-63-1, classified in subheading
2921.51.5000, is temporarily free of duty under subheading
9902.30.43.
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