CLA-2-84:S:N:N1:103 884669
Mr. Robert P. Pryde
Tokpella Resources Ltd.
151 Riverside Mews S.E.
Calgary, Alberta, Canada T2C 3X9
RE: The tariff classification of washers for drill cuttings from
Canada
Dear Mr. Pryde:
In your letter dated March 23, 1993 you requested a tariff
classification ruling.
You submitted a schematic drawing depicting drill cuttings
washing and drying units. These portable machines are located in
a wellsite trailer and are used by geologists to wash, clean,
and/or dry rock chips (cuttings) generated by the drilling
operations of an oil or gas well. They can also be used in
geological or geochemical laboratories. After washing and
drying, the cuttings undergo analysis as an aid to hydrocarbon
exploration and development.
The MOLE I (an acronym for More Oil, Less Effort) is made of
stainless steel and includes ball and gate valve washing heads, a
washer station, flotation station, and drying station, as well as
three 80-mesh sieves located in the unit's lid. Drying is
accomplished by means of an air vacuum system. The MOLE II
contains a flotation station, water hookup, ball valve and gate
valve flotation heads, and a vacuum drying station. The MOLE III
is similar to the MOLE II, but has an additional drying station.
The applicable subheading for the MOLE I, II, and III
machines will be 8474.10.0010, Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the
United States (HTS), which provides for portable sorting,
screening, separating or washing machines for earth, stone, ores
or other mineral substances, in solid (including powder or
paste) form. The duty rate will be 2.9 percent ad valorem.
Goods classifiable under subheading 8474.10.0010, HTS, which
have originated in the territory of Canada, will be entitled to a
free rate of duty under the United States-Canada Free Trade
Agreement (FTA) upon compliance with all applicable regulations.
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