CLA-2-86:S:N:N3:113 881211
Ms. Catherine Weeks
United Customhouse Brokers
9950 Marconi Drive, Suite 101
Otay Mesa, CA 92173
RE: The tariff classification of open top containers from Mexico
Dear Ms. Weeks:
In your letter dated December 7, 1992, on behalf of Hyundai
Precision America, Inc., you requested a tariff classification
ruling.
The merchandise is a garbage container. It is 48 feet long
and has one swing door at the rear for cargo dumping. The
container is designed for the carriage of compacted garbage by
road highway, double stack rail car and container/chassis on flat
car. It is constructed in accordance with ISO standards and AAR-
M930 specifications for construction of containers to be used
principally in the rail and highway modes of transport. It is an
open top container with provisions for installation of removable
polyester covers. The containers have corner fittings for
securing them to a rail or road vehicle, and for lifting and
dumping. This type of container is recognized by Jane's Freight
Containers, an independent authority, to be an intermodal
container.
The applicable subheading for the garbage container will be
8609.00.0000, Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States
(HTS), which provides for containers ... specially designed and
equipped for carriage by one or more modes of transport. The
rate of duty will be free.
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