CLA-2-39:S:N:N1-F:238 870199
Ms. Donna Witkowski
Panalpina, Inc.
P.O. Box 66437 AMF O'Hare
Chicago, IL 60666
RE: The tariff classification of Convertray resin from Germany.
Dear Ms. Witkowski:
In your letter dated December 20, 1991, on behalf of your
client, Wilde-U.S.A., Inc., you requested a tariff classification
ruling.
Convertray is a light-curing resin in the form of contoured
wafers for use in making laboratory denture plates. It consists
of a matrix of polyfunctional acrylates and inorganic fillers.
The resin has a milky grey color and is slightly transparent.
The applicable subheading for this product will be
3909.50.5000, Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States
(HTS), which provides for amino-resins, phenolic resins and
polyurethanes, in primary forms: polyurethanes: other. The rate
of duty will be 6.3 percent ad valorem.
This merchandise may be subject to the regulations of the
Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Pesticides and Toxic
Substances. You may contact them at 402 M Street, S.W.,
Washington, D.C. 20460, telephone number (202) 554-1404) or EPA
Region II at (908) 321-6669.
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