NY 864473
AUG 09 1991
CLA-2-48:S:N1:234 864473
Ms. Mariana Davidovich
American Cyanamid Company
One Cyanamid Plaza, Room 3027F
Wayne, New Jersey 07470
RE: The tariff classification of specialty paper from Venezuela.
Dear Ms. Davidovich:
In your letter dated June 11, 1991, you requested a tariff
classification ruling.
The item in question is a specialty paper which you call
"separator film." The supplier's literature, which refers to the
product as "25# Dark Amber HPL Greaseproof T/1/S" sheet,
indicates that it is unbleached kraft paper which has been
treated with a chrome-complex release coating.
A sample was submitted and has been analyzed by our
laboratory, which finds it to be a brown greaseproof paper
consisting of unbleached sulfate (kraft) woodpulp fibers and
weighing 46 grams per square meter (gsm). The lab also finds
that the paper fibers are impregnated with and bonded to an
organic complex which is not a plastic, wax, paraffin, stearin,
oil or glycerol.
The paper will be imported in large rolls (over 15 cm in
width), and will be used to separate laminates during a Formica-
manufacturing procedure, after which it will be discarded.
The applicable subheading for the "25# Dark Amber HPL
Greaseproof T/1/S" paper ("separator film") will be 4811.90.8000,
Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTS), which
provides for other (than certain enumerated) paper, impregnated,
weighing over 30 gsm. The rate of duty will be 2%.
Articles classifiable under subheading 4811.90.8000, HTS,
which are products of Venezuela, are entitled to duty free
treatment under the Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) upon
compliance with all applicable regulations.
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