NY 878891
October 28,1992
CLA-2-72:S:N:N1:117 878891
Mr. John E. Schoenheider
Caterpillar Inc.
100 NE Adams Street
Peoria, Illinois 61629
RE: The tariff classification of steel billets and sections from
the United Kingdom.
Dear Mr. Schoenheider:
In your letter dated April 24, 1992, you requested a tariff
classification ruling.
The products to be imported are nonalloy and alloy steel
billets and hot-rolled curved sections/cutting edges. The
billets designated as part number 0734448632 and specification
number 1E1201 are described as round cornered squares and measure
3.438" x 12'6" x 20'1". The billets designated as part number
9584280546 and specification number 1E1073 are described as
round forging billets and measure 6" x 14'7 1/2" x 29'3". The
hot-rolled curved sections/cutting edges will be imported in
material lengths and measure 5/8" x 8" x 508". The boron
content of the round cornered square billets and the curved
sections ranges from 0.0005 to 0.0030 percent by weight.
Products which contain, by weight, 0.0008 percent or more of
boron are considered alloy steel while those products containing
less than 0.0008 percent by weight of boron are nonalloy steel.
All of the round billets contain 0.3 percent or more by weight of
chromium and are therefore alloy steel.
It should be noted that if any of the products described as
billets are actually bar products, that is, made to bar
specifications or meeting the dimensional and mechanical
requirements for bar, they will be treated as bars, and not as
semifinished billets, for tariff purposes.
The applicable subheading for the nonalloy steel billets
will be 7207.20.00, Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United
States (HTS), which provides for semifinished products of iron or
nonalloy steel, containing by weight 0.25 percent or more of
carbon. The rate of duty will be 4.2 percent ad valorem.
The applicable subheading for the alloy steel billets will
be 7224.90.00, HTS, which provides for semifinished products of
other alloy steel, other. The rate of duty will be 5.1 percent
ad valorem.
The applicable subheading for the hot-rolled nonalloy steel
curved sections/cutting edges will be 7216.50.00, HTS, which
provides for angles, shapes and sections of iron or nonalloy
steel, other angles, shapes and sections, not further worked than
hot-rolled, hot-drawn or extruded. The rate of duty will be 0.9
percent ad valorem.
The applicable subheading for the hot-rolled alloy steel
curved sections/cutting edges will be 7228.70.30, HTS, which
provides for angles, shapes and sections, of other alloy steel,
angles, shapes and sections, hot-rolled, not drilled, not punched
and not otherwise advanced. The rate of duty will be 2.1 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