CLA-2-59:S:N:N3H:350 863512
Mr. Dody Trombley
F.W. Myers & Co., Inc.
33 West Service, P.O. Box 188
Champlain, N.Y. 12919
RE: The tariff classification of a synthetic filtering medium
called "Filtrete", from the Netherlands.
Dear Mr. Trombley:
In your letter dated May 14, 1991, on behalf of Filtrete
Corporation, you requested a tariff classification ruling.
The sample submitted, known as Filtrete, consists of a batting
of man-made fibers that has been induced with an electic charge
called electret fibers. This batting is encased in nonwoven
sleeves which are presumed to be also of man-made fibers. The
material measures no more than .125 inches in thickness and will
be imported in rolls. Your correspondence indicates that this
medium is used to remove particulate matter from the polluted air
by strong electrostatic forces generated by electret fibers from
which it is made.
The applicable subheading for product will be 5911.40.0000,
Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTS), which
provides for textile products and articles, for technical uses,
straining cloth of a kind used in oil presses or the like. The
rate of duty will be 17 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