CLA-2-84:S:N:N1:103 865485
Mr. Steve Ashline
A. N. Deringer, Inc.
P.O. Box 284
Highgate Springs, VT 05460
RE: The tariff classification of a joiner-tightener and wire
rope from Canada
Dear Mr. Ashline:
In your letter dated June 11, 1991 on behalf of Steelplast
Canada Inc. you requested a tariff classification ruling.
You submitted a sample of an article known as the mini-
winch/joiner-tightener double K. This item basically consists of
an elliptical metal housing about 3 inches long containing a
rotating shaft, a ratchet, a spring-loaded pawl, and a winged
handle. A rope, cable, or wire up to 3/16 inch in diameter may
be tensioned by inserting it through a hole in the shaft and
winding it about the shaft as the handle is manually turned. The
tension may be released by depressing the spring lever, causing
the pawl to retract.
You also submitted a sample of brass plated steel wire rope
encased in an extruded plastic covering. The rope without the
plastic covering measures approximately .070 inch in diameter.
With the plastic covering, it measures approximately .170 inch in
diameter. You state the main purpose of the wire rope is
clothesline but various uses are possible.
The applicable subheading for the mini-winch/joiner-
tightener double K will be 8479.89.9090, Harmonized Tariff
Schedule of the United States (HTS), which provides for other
machines and mechanical appliances having individual functions,
not specified or included elsewhere...:other: other: other. The
duty rate will be 3.7 percent ad valorem.
The applicable subheading for the brass plated steel wire
rope encased in an extruded plastic covering will be
7312.10.8000, HTS, which provides for steel wire rope of brass
plated wire. The duty rate will be 4 percent ad valorem.
Goods classifiable under subheading 8479.89.9090, HTS, which
have originated in the territory of Canada will be entitled to a
1.4 percent rate of duty under the United States-Canada Free
Trade Agreement (FTA) upon compliance with all applicable
regulations.
You have not told us where the brass plated steel wire rope
was made, so we are unable to provide a ruling on how the product
must be marked. In general, products of this type, imported on
metal or plastic reels, are marked on the reel. The marking
should show the country of origin of the brass plated steel wire
rope and should indicate that the plastic covering was applied in
Canada.
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