CLA-2-72:S:N:N1:117 880393
Mr. Robert H. Schor
Barnes, Richardson & Colburn
475 Park Avenue South
New York, NY 10016
RE: The tariff classification of coated stainless steel sheet
from Japan.
Dear Mr. Schor:
In your letter dated November 16, 1992 on behalf of Mitsui &
Co. (U.S.A.), Inc., you requested a tariff classification ruling.
The product to be imported is coated cold-rolled flat
stainless steel sheet, both in coil form and cut to length. Type
409 stainless steel is coated on both sides with an aluminum
silicon alloy layer deposited by the hot dip coating method. The
coated stainless steel material will range from 0.4 mm to 2.0 mm
in thickness and from 300 mm to 1524 mm in width.
The applicable subheading for the coated stainless steel
sheet which measures 600 mm or more in width will be 7219.90.00,
Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTS), which
provides for flat-rolled products of stainless steel, of a width
of 600 mm or more, other. The rate of duty will be 5.9 percent
ad valorem.
The applicable subheading for the coated stainless steel
sheet which measures less than 600 mm in width will be
7220.90.00, HTS, which provides for flat-rolled products of
stainless steel, of a width of less than 600 mm, other. The rate
of duty will be 5.7 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