CLA-2-39:RR:NC:N2:237 D82892
TARIFF NO: 3903.90.5000
Ms. Melinda O'Brien, Director
Logistics & Marketing Services Dept.
Mitsubishi Chemical America, Inc.
One North Lexington Avenue
White Plains, New York 10601
RE: The classification of Sepabeads SP207 (CAS-87924-01-4)
adsorption resins from Japan.
Dear Ms. O'Brien:
In your letter dated October 5, 1998 you requested a tariff
classification ruling.
Sepabeads SP207 is described as a macroporous chemically
modified brominated styrenic polymeric bead type resin made of
benzene, diethenyl-, polymer with ethenylbenzene, brominated.
The polystyrene matrix forms a rigid aromatic non-polar surface
and the bromination of the aromatic ring provides increased
hydrophobicity, and consequently, increased selectivity for non-polar molecules. The adsorption mechanism is via low energy van
der Waal's interactions. The bromination allows for settling in
fermentation broths and for usage in upflow fluidized bed contact
applications.
The applicable subheading for the Sepabeads SP207 styrene
based adsorbent resin will be 3903.90.5000, Harmonized Tariff
Schedule of the United States (HTSUS), which provides for other
polymers of styrene in primary forms. The rate of duty is 0.2
cents per kilogram plus 7 percent ad valorem.
This merchandise may be subject to the requirements of the
Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) which is administered by the
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. You may contact the Agency
at 402 M Street, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20460, telephone number
(202) 554-1404, or EPA Region II at (908) 321-6669.
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 F. Cantone at 212-466-5488.
Sincerely,
Robert B. Swierupski
Director,
National Commodity
Specialist Division