CLA-2-72:S:N:N1:117 880160
7226.99.00
Mr. Michael J. Colonna
J.B.&S. Lees Inc.
4 Edison Place
Fairfield, NJ 07004-3501
RE: The tariff classification of metal cutting bandsaw material
from England.
Dear Mr. Colonna:
In your letter dated November 4, 1992, you requested a
tariff classification ruling.
You plan to import several types of bandsaw material.
Carbon metal cutting bandsaw material is cold rolled nonalloy
steel in coil form measuring from 4 mm to 64 mm in width and from
0.35 mm to 1.27 mm in thickness. The product contains by weight
1.20 to 1.30 percent of carbon. This material will be imported
with either a bright surface finish achieved by cold rolling or a
blue surface oxide finish achieved by means of artificial
oxidation. The nonalloy steel bandsaw material in coil form with
the cold rolled bright surface finish will also be imported in
widths of 355.6 mm (14"). Friction bandsaw material is cold
rolled alloy steel in coil form having a bright surface finish
achieved by cold rolling; this product measures less than 300 mm
in width and over 0.25 mm in thickness. This friction bandsaw
material may also be imported with a blue surface oxide finish
achieved by means of artificial oxidation.
The applicable subheading for the carbon metal cutting
bandsaw material measuring from 4 mm to 64 mm in width and having
a bright surface finish will be 7211.49.10, Harmonized Tariff
Schedule of the United States (HTS), which provides for flat-
rolled products of iron or nonalloy steel, of a width of less
than 600 mm, not clad, plated or coated, other, not further
worked than cold-rolled (cold-reduced), other, of a width of less
than 300 mm, of a thickness exceeding 0.25 mm. The rate of duty
will be 3.4 percent ad valorem.
The applicable subheading for the carbon metal cutting
bandsaw material measuring 355.6 mm and having a bright surface
finish will be 7211.49.50, HTS, which provides for flat-rolled
products of iron or nonalloy steel, of a width of less than 600
mm, not clad, plated or coated, other, not further worked than
cold-rolled (cold-reduced), other, other. The rate of duty will
be 5.1 percent ad valorem.
The applicable subheading for the carbon metal cutting
bandsaw material having a blue surface oxide finish will be
7211.90.00, HTS, which provides for flat-rolled products of iron
or nonalloy steel, of a width of less than 600 mm, not clad,
plated or coated, other. The rate of duty will be 5.1 percent ad
valorem.
The applicable subheading for the alloy steel friction
bandsaw material measuring less than 300 mm in width and over
0.25 mm in thickness and having a bright surface finish will be
7226.92.80, HTS, which provides for flat-rolled products of other
alloy steel, of a width of less than 600 mm, other, not further
worked than cold-rolled (cold-reduced), other, of a width of less
than 300 mm, of a thickness exceeding 0.25 mm. The rate of duty
will be 6 percent ad valorem.
The applicable subheading for the alloy steel friction
bandsaw material having a blue surface oxide finish will be
7226.99.00, HTS, which provides for flat-rolled products of other
alloy steel, of a width of less than 600 mm, other, other. The
rate of duty will be 6.3 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