CLA-2-29:S:N:N7:240 889948
Mr. Edmund J. Corboy
Austin Chemical Company, Inc.
9655 West Bryn Mawr Avenue
Rosemont, Illinois 60018-5299
RE: The tariff classification of Methyl Salicylate (CAS # 119-36-
8) from England
Dear Mr. Corboy:
In your letter dated September 1, 1993, you requested a tariff
classification ruling.
The applicable HTS subheading for Methyl Salicylate (CAS #
119-36-8) also known as 2-Hydroxybenzoic acid methyle ester will be
2918.23.2000, Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States
(HTS), which provides for carboxylic acids with phenol function but
without other oxygen function, their anhydrides, halides,
peroxides, peroxyacids and their derivatives: other esters of
salicylic acid and their salts: other: odoriferous or flavoring
compounds. The duty rate will be 11.9 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 already been filed, this ruling should be brought to
the attention of the Customs officer handling the transaction.
Sincerely,
Jean F. Maguire
Area Director
New York Seaport