CLA-2-84:RR:NC:1:103 D82854
Mr. Paul E. Mobley
Nippon Express USA, Inc.
Two Whitaker Street, Suite 211
Savannah, GA 31401
RE: The tariff classification of plastic injection molding
machines from Japan
Dear Mr. Mobley:
In your letter dated September 25, 1998 on behalf of Toyota
Tsusho America, Inc. you requested a tariff classification
ruling.
Your client intends to import plastic injection molding
machines for use in molding polypropylene and ABS thermoplastic
materials. The specific models which will be imported are as
follows:
Model Number Clamp Force
IS 350GS-27A 350 metric tons
IS 550GS-34A 550 metric tons
IS 650GT-59A 650 metric tons
IS 850GT-81A 850 metric tons
IS 1300DI-150A 1300 metric tons
The applicable subheading for the models IS 350GS-27A, IS
550GS-34A, and IS 650GT-59A will be 8477.10.9050, Harmonized
Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTS), which provides for
injection-molding machines: other: of a type used for processing
thermoplastics: with a clamp force equal to or greater than 300
tons and less than 750 tons. The rate of duty will be 3.3
percent ad valorem.
The applicable subheading for the models IS 850GT-81A and IS
1300DI-150A will be 8477.10.9060, HTS, which provides for
injection-molding machines: other: of a type used for processing
thermoplastics: with a clamp force equal to or greater than 750
tons. The rate of duty will again be 3.3 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 Alan
Horowitz at 212-466-5494.
Sincerely,
Robert B. Swierupski
Director,
National Commodity
Specialist Division