CLA-2-84:RR:NC:2:102 C86882
Mr. Paul G. Handy
Yusen Air & Sea Service (USA) Inc.
200 Tradeport Drive
Atlanta, GA 30354
RE: The tariff classification of a bearing shaft assembly from
Japan.
Dear Mr. Handy:
In your letter dated April 20, 1998 you requested a tariff
classification ruling on behalf of your client Hitachi Power
Tools.
The item in question is a "bearing shaft assembly" used in a
band saw to guide the travel of the saw's cutting blade. A
photograph of the assembly, identified as part number 978-106,
was submitted.
The assembly consists of a complete bearing mounted onto a
solid round shaft. The bearing is a single row radial ball
bearing, the inner race of which is fixed to one end of the
shaft. Although dimensional data was not provided, it appears
from the photograph that the outside diameter of the bearing is
greater than 9mm, but less than 30mm.
You indicate the purpose of the shaft is to provide a means
to secure the bearing shaft assembly to a mounting bracket on the
band saw and allow the bearing to be properly positioned with
respect to the cutting blade which it guides. The shaft is not
integral to the construction of the bearing, in that it does not
serve as a rolling track for the rolling elements of the bearing,
and simply facilitates mounting the bearing in it's intended
application.
The applicable subheading for the bearing shaft assembly
will be 8482.10.5044, Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United
States (HTSUS), which provides for single row radial ball
bearings, having an outside diameter of 9mm and over, but not
over 30mm. The rate of duty will be 9.4 percent ad valorem.
It is the opinion of this office that the bearing shaft
assembly would be subject to anti-dumping margins under current
Department of Commerce orders relating to ball bearings. Please
contact your local port for the specific margins and the
associated dumping case numbers. If you desire a formal
determination regarding the applicability of dumping to your
products, please write directly to the Office of Compliance,
Department of Commerce, Washington, D.C.
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 Kenneth
T. Brock at 212-466-5493.
Sincerely,
Robert Swierupski
Director
National Commodity
Specialist Division