NY 862141
Apr 29 1991
CLA-2-32:S:N:N1:236 862141
Mr. B. Edward Strauch
Sealteck
116 N. Janesville Street
Milton, Wisconsin 53563
RE: The tariff classification of Vinyl Seam Sealer Type A and
Type C from Germany
Dear Mr. Strauch:
In your letter dated April 1, 1991 you requested a tariff
classification ruling.
The prospective import, Vinyl Seam Sealer Type A and Type C
will be used by professional installers to weld the seam joints
in vinyl floor-covering for commercial and residential use. They
will be imported in tubes approximately 1 1/2 ounces each.
The United States Customs Laboratory reports that the vinyl
seam sealers contain polyvinyl chloride in more than 50 percent
by weight of organic solvent.
The applicable subheading for the Vinyl Seam Sealer Type A
and Type C will be 3208.20.0000, Harmonized Tariff Schedule of
the United States (HTS), which provides for solutions as defined
in note 4 to this chapter. [Heading 3208 includes solutions
(other than collodions) consisting of any of the products
specified in heading 3901 to 3913 in volatile organic solvents
when the weight of the solvent exceeds 50 percent of the weight
of the solution.] The rate of duty will be 3.6 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