CLA-2-87:RR:NC:1:101 C87394
Mr. Robert J. Powers
FRITZ COMPANIES, INC.
Liberty Building
7001 Chatham Center Dr., Suite 100
Savannah, GA 31405
RE: The tariff classification of articulated dump trucks from
South Africa
Dear Mr. Powers:
In your letter dated April 28, 1998, you requested a tariff
classification ruling on behalf of Bell Equipment North America,
Inc. of Garden City, Georgia.
The items
concerned
(representative
picture shown below)
are four models of
steel dump truck.
The payload capacity
of these models
ranges from 22.7
metric tons to 37.5 metric tons and their top driving
speed is 32 mph..
You state that these items will be imported into the U.S.
through the Port of Savannah, Georgia.
The applicable subheading for the articulated dump trucks
(Models # B25C 6X6, B30C 6X6, B35C 6X6, B40C 6X6) will be
8704.10.5020, Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States
(HTS), which provides for Motor vehicles for the transport of
goods: Other: Rear dump: With a capacity of 40.8 metric tons or
less. The rate of duty will be 5% 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 Robert
DeSoucey at 212-466-5667.
Sincerely,
Robert B. Swierupski
Director,
National Commodity
Specialist Division