CLA-2-73:OT:RR:NC:1:117
Mr. Dalin Shou
Sanlin Flange Group USA Inc.
6 Hitching Post Lane
Glen Cove, NY 11542
RE: The tariff classification of flanges and door frames from China.
Dear Mr. Shou:
In your letter dated April 6, 2010 you requested a tariff classification ruling.
The products you plan to import are described as steel flanges and door frames for wind towers. These flanges/rings have bolt holes drilled throughout and are used to secure the tower sections. You state that these door frames are comprised of an alloy steel other than stainless.
The applicable subheading for the flanges will be 7308.90.9590, Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS), which provides for structures (excluding prefabricated buildings of heading 9406) and parts of structures (for example, bridges and bridge sections, lock gates, towers, lattice masts, roofs, roofing frameworks, doors and windows and their frames and thresholds for doors, shutters, balustrades, pillars and columns) of iron or steel; plates, rods, angles, shapes, sections, tubes and the like, prepared for use in structures of iron or steel, other, other, other, other, other. The rate of duty will be free.
The applicable subheading for the door frames will be 7308.30.5050, Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS), which provides for structures (excluding prefabricated buildings of heading 9406) and parts of structures (for example, bridges and bridge sections, lock gates, towers, lattice masts, roofs, roofing frameworks, doors and windows and their frames and thresholds for doors, shutters, balustrades, pillars and columns) of iron or steel; plates, rods, angles, shapes, sections, tubes and the like, prepared for use in structures of iron or steel, doors, windows and their frames and thresholds for doors, other, other. The rate of duty will be free
Duty rates are provided for your convenience and are subject to change. The text of the most recent HTSUS and the accompanying duty rates are provided on World Wide Web at http://www.usitc.gov/tata/hts/.
This ruling is being issued under the provisions of Part 177 of the Customs Regulations (19 C.F.R. 177).
A copy of the ruling or the control number indicated above should be provided with the entry documents filed at the time this merchandise is imported. If you have any questions regarding the ruling, contact National Import Specialist Mary Ellen Laker at (646) 733-3020.
Sincerely,
Robert B. Swierupski
Director
National Commodity Specialist Division