CLA-2-72:S:N:N1:117 881520
Mr. T. Kawamoto
Mitsubishi International Corporation
1 Houston Center, Suite 3500
Houston, Texas 77010-2009
RE: The tariff classification of steel plates from Japan.
Dear Mr. Kawamoto:
In your letter dated December 10, 1992, you requested a tariff
classification ruling.
The products to be imported are various types of plates which
will be used for the construction of an inner tank for a liquid
nitrogen storage tank. Drawings of the various plates were
submitted with your ruling request.
The plates are made from hot-rolled alloy steel plate which
contains 9 percent by weight of nickel. The plates are both
rectangular and nonrectangular in shape and some have been formed
into a shallow U shape along their width. Some of the plates have
been beveled prior to importation. You state that the plates are
of a thickness exceeding 4.75 mm and of a width exceeding 600 mm.
The applicable subheading for the flat-rolled hot-rolled alloy
steel bottom plates and roof plates which are rectangular in shape
and not beveled will be 7225.40.30, Harmonized Tariff Schedule of
the United States (HTS), which provides for flat-rolled products
of other alloy steel, of a width of 600 mm or more, other, not
further worked than hot-rolled, not in coils, of a thickness of
4.75 mm or more, other. The rate of duty will be 3.8 percent ad
valorem.
The applicable subheading for the flat-rolled hot-rolled alloy
steel bottom plates and roof plates which are cut to nonrectangular
shape and the bottom annular plates, shell stiffeners and
compression bars which are cut to nonrectangular shape and beveled
will be 7225.90.00, HTS, which provides for flat-rolled products
of other alloy steel, of a width of 600 mm or more, other. The
rate of duty will be 5.8 percent ad valorem.
The applicable subheading for the hot-rolled alloy steel shell
plates which are formed into a shallow U shape along the width will
be 7326.90.90, HTS, which provides for other articles of iron or
steel, other, other, 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