CLA-2-39:RR:NC:SP:221 B83923
Mr. Dave Walser
Arthur J. Humphreys Division
Border Brokerage Company, Inc.
P.O. Box 249
Sumas, WA 98295
RE: The tariff classification of the "Speedi-Bleed" brake bleeding
kit from Canada.
Dear Mr. Walser:
In your letter dated March 24, 1997, on behalf of Abbotsford
Stop 'N Shop, Canada, you requested a tariff classification ruling.
The Speedi-Bleed Pro Kit is used to pressure bleed air from an
automotive hydraulic brake system. The kit includes a hose, a
bottle, four adapters and three tension straps. The hose is made
of unreinforced polyvinyl chloride plastic and incorporates a
pressure regulator. One end of the hose has a fitting by which it
may be connected to the tire valve. The other end of the hose is
connected to a cap which screws onto the plastic bottle. Also
attached to the bottle cap is a plastic tube with a fitting at the
end. The adapters are designed to connect this plastic tube to
different types of master cylinders. The tension straps are
designed to secure the adapter to the master cylinder reservoir.
In the process of bleeding the brakes, the bottle is filled with
brake fluid, the hose is attached to a tire, and the tube is
attached to the adapter on the master cylinder. Air from the tire
supplies the operating pressure to bleed the brake. The components
in this kit constitute a set, with the essential character imparted
by the hose with attached pressure regulator.
The applicable subheading for the Speedi-Bleed brake bleeding
kit will be 3917.33.0000, Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United
States (HTS), which provides for tubes, pipes and hoses and
fittings therefor, of plastics...other, not reinforced or otherwise
combined with other materials, with fittings. The general rate of
duty will be 3.1 percent ad valorem.
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 Joan
Mazzola at 212-466-5580.
Sincerely,
Gwenn Klein Kirschner
Chief, Special Products Branch
National Commodity
Specialist Division