NY 860018
FEB 6 1991
CLA-2-72:S:N:N1:117 860018
Mr. Roger D. Cannon
5 Briggs Hill Road
Sherman, Ct. 06784
RE: The tariff classification of steel bars from Brazil.
Dear Mr. Cannon:
In your letter dated January 17, 1991 on behalf of Barden
Corporation and its subsidiary, Lacey Manufacturing Company, you
requested a tariff classification ruling.
The products to be imported are described as case hardened
and ground steel shafts made of CF-53 carbon steel (similar to
AISI 1060 steel). The round shafts have a uniform solid cross
section along their whole length. According to information you
previously supplied by telephone and the descriptive literature
you submitted, the shafts can also be made of high-speed steel
and X90 stainless steel (similar to AISI 440C steel).
The applicable subheading for the carbon steel bars which
contain less than 0.6 percent by weight of carbon will be
7215.30.00, Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States
(HTS), which provides for other bars and rods of iron or nonalloy
steel, other, not further worked than cold-formed or cold-
finished, containing by weight 0.25 percent or more but less than
0.6 percent of carbon. The rate of duty will be 7.5 percent ad
valorem.
The applicable subheading for the carbon steel bars which
contain 0.6 percent or more by weight of carbon will be
7215.40.00, HTS, which provides for other bars and rods of iron
or nonalloy steel, other, not further worked than cold-formed or
cold-finished, containing by weight 0.6 percent or more of
carbon. The rate of duty will be 7.5 percent ad valorem.
The applicable subheading for the high-speed steel bars will
be 7228.10.00, HTS, which provides for other bars and rods of
other alloy steel, bars and rods, of high-speed steel. The rate
of duty will be 11.5 percent ad valorem.
The applicable subheading for the stainless steel bars will
be 7222.20.00, HTS, which provides for other bars and rods of
stainless steel, bars and rods, not further worked than cold-
formed or cold-finished. The rate of duty will be 10.6 percent
ad valorem.
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