CLA-2-72:RR:NC:1:118 B85559
Ms. Cecelia Madigan
City Manager
Fritz Companies, Inc.
Peace Bridge Plaza
Suite 310
Buffalo, NY 14213
RE: The tariff classification of nonalloy steel coated wire from
Italy.
Dear Ms. Madigan
In your letter dated May 9, 1997, you requested a tariff
classification ruling, on behalf of your client, The Cypress Group.
You state that the product, CIFE MIG Wire, is copper coated
round nonalloy steel wire in coils. The wire ranges in diameter
from .023 mm-.045 mm, and the carbon percentage by weight is
between .07 percent and .14 percent. The wire will be used as
welding wire after importation, but is not imported with flux in or
on it.
The applicable subheading for the referenced CIFE MIG wire
will be 7217.30.4510, Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United
States, which provides for Wire of iron or nonalloy steel: Plated
or coated with other base metals: Round wire: Other: With a
diameter of less than 1.0 mm: Containing by weight less than 0.25
percent of carbon. The rate of duty is 3.7 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 Kathy Campanelli at 212-466-5492.
Sincerely,
Robert B. Swierupski
Chief, Metals & Machinery Branch
National Commmodity
Specialist Division