CLA-2-84:RR:NC:1:104 A89167
Ms. Shelley Townley
Panalpina, Inc.
P.O. Box 12038
Greenville, SC 29615
RE: The tariff classification of a tying frame from Germany.
Dear Ms. Townley:
In your letter dated October 28, 1996 on behalf of Batson
Yarn & Fabric Machinery Inc. of Greenville, South Carolina you
requested a tariff classification ruling.
The Knotex tying frame is used with the Knotex tying machine
which automatically ties the ends of yarn from the run-out warp
to the ends of the new warp which will be placed in the weaving
machine after the old warp has been taken out. The submitted
brochure indicates that the frames come in widths ranging from 70
cm to 560 cm and can be adjusted axially, vertically and
horizontally. The frame may be imported with or without the tying
machine however the tying machine cannot operate without the
tying frame.
The applicable subheading for the tying frame imported with
the tying machine will be 8445.90.0000, Harmonized Tariff
Schedule of the United States (HTS), which provides for machines
for preparing textile yarns for use on the machines of heading
8446 or 8447: other. The rate of duty will be 4.3 percent.
The applicable subheading for the tying frame imported
without the tying machine will be 8448.39.9000, HTS, which
provides for parts and accessories of machines of heading 8445 or
of their auxiliary machinery: other: other. The rate of duty will
be 2.8 percent.
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 Robert
Losche at 212-466-5670.
Sincerely,
Roger J. Silvestri
Director
National Commodity
Specialist Division