CLA-2-29:S:N:N1:239 874218
Mr. Edmund J. Corboy
Austin Chemical Company, Inc.
9655 West Bryn Mawr Avenue
Rosemont, IL 60018-5299
RE: The tariff classification of methane sulfonic acid (CAS# 75-
75-2) from Japan.
Dear Mr. Corboy:
In your letter dated April 28, 1992, you requested a tariff
classification ruling.
The applicable subheading for methane sulfonic acid will be
2904.10.5000, Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States
(HTS), which provides for other sulfonated, nitrated or
nitrosated derivatives of hydrocarbons: derivatives containing
only sulfo groups. The rate of duty will be 4.2 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