CLA-2-38:S:N:N7:235 884470
Mr. Robert T. Kelley
Artek Incorporated
P.O. Box 1987
Bloomfield, New Jersey 07003
RE: The tariff classification of Liovac 3016, 3083, 3024 and 3089
from Brazil.
Dear Mr. Kelley:
In your letter dated March 11, 1993, you requested a tariff
classification ruling for the products listed below. They are to
be used as additives to lubricating oil.
Product Composition
Liovac 3016 bismuth, naphthenic acid and paraffinic mineral
oil (PMO)
Liovac 3083 bismuth, tertiary mercaptan, octoic acid and PMO
Liovac 3024 bismuth, octoic acid and PMO
Liovac 3089 sulfurized methyl oleate and Liovac 3083
The applicable subheading for all the products described above
will be 3811.21.0000, Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United
States (HTS), which provides for additives for lubricating oils.
The rate of duty will be 12 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