CLA-2-28:RR:NC:2:236 C86701
Mr. Fudong Fan
Future Industrial Limited
Room 1001D-E, East Ocean Centre, 98 Granville Road
Tsimshatsui East, Kowloon, Hong Kong
RE: The tariff classification of Yttrium oxide, purity 99% and
Yttrium oxide-europium oxide coprecipitate: 96% yttrium
oxide - 4% europium oxide; 93.46% yttrium oxide - 6.54%
europium oxide; 93.2% yttrium oxide - 6.8% europium oxide
and Lanthanum oxide-cerium oxide-terbium oxide coprecipitate
from Hong Kong
Dear Mr. Fan:
In your letter dated April 15, 1998, you requested a tariff
classification ruling.
The applicable subheading for the Yttrium oxide, purity 99%
and Yttrium oxide-europium oxide coprecipitate: 96% yttrium oxide
- 4% europium oxide; 93.46% yttrium oxide - 6.54% europium oxide;
93.2% yttrium oxide - 6.8% europium oxide will be 2846.90.8000,
Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTS), which
provides for compounds, inorganic or organic, of rare-earth
metals, of yttrium or of scandium, or of mixtures of these
metals: Other: Other: Other. The rate of duty will be 3.7
percent ad valorem.
The applicable subheading for Lanthanum oxide-cerium oxide-terbium oxide coprecipitate will be 2846.90.2050, HTS, which
provides for compounds, inorganic or organic, of rare-earth
metals, of yttrium or of scandium, or of mixtures of these
metals: Other: Mixtures of rare-earth oxides or of rare-earth
chlorides: Other. The rate of duty will be Free.
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
V. Gualario at 212-466-5744.
Sincerely,
Robert B. Swierupski
Director
National Commodity
Specialist Division