NY 867994
Nov. 6, 1991
CLA-2-84:S:N:N1:103 867994
Mr. Robert S. Smith
Mcguire Woods Battle & Boothe
The Army and Navy Club Building
1627 Eye Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20006
RE: The tariff classification of conveyor parts from England
Dear Mr. Smith:
In your letter dated October 16, 1991 on behalf of BNL
Limited and its wholly owned U.S. subsidiary, IABC, you requested
a tariff classification ruling.
Your inquiry concerns plastic components of conveyor
systems. You submitted samples of the following items:
1. Conveyor roller end cap (part no. ACH11138IC) - a
circular plastic bushing-like article approximately 1.5 inches in
diameter with a hexagonal-shaped opening and antifriction balls.
It is designed to be fitted on a bore and flange in order to
support and center a hexagonal shaft in a gravity conveyor
roller.
2. Wheel (part no. SW8) - a plastic wheel 2 inches in
diameter with a circular opening for mounting onto a shaft. It
is used in gravity conveyors for moving light loads. It does not
contain antifriction balls.
3. Sealed end cap (part no. D2076) - similar to item 1, but
contains a metal threaded shaft mounted onto it so that, when
assembled into the end of a conveyor roller, water cannot enter
into the roller. Used as part of a gravity conveyor in the food
industry.
4. Festooning trolley (part no. D2057) - a plastic trolley
consisting of a frame, four wheels and a cable support for moving
along an overhead track. The unit is used to support and carry
an electric cable for supplying electricity to overhead cranes
and travelling hoists, but is not part of the crane or hoist.
The applicable subheading for the conveyor roller end cap,
wheel, and sealed end cap will be 8431.39.0010, Harmonized Tariff
Schedule of the United States (HTS), which provides for other
parts of elevators and conveyors. The rate of duty will be 2
percent ad valorem.
The applicable subheading for the festooning trolley will be
3926.90.9090, HTS, which provides for other articles of plastics:
other: other: other. The rate of duty will be 5.3 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