The tariff classification of Para Hydroxy Phenyl AceticAcid, CAS# 156-38-7 from Japan

NY 851556 APR 23 1990 CLA-2-29:S:N:N1:240 851556 CATEGORY: Classification TARIFF NO.: 2918.29.5000 Mr. Edmund J. Corboy Austin Chemical Company, Inc. 9655 West Bryn Mawr Avenue Rosemont, Illinois 60018-5299 RE: The tariff classification of Para Hydroxy Phenyl Acetic Acid, CAS# 156-38-7 from Japan Dear Mr. Corboy: In your letter dated April 11, 1990, you requested a tariff classification ruling. The applicable HTS subheading for Para Hydroxy Phenyl Acetic Acid, CAS# 156-38-7 will be 2918.29.5000, Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTS), which provides for carboxylic acids with phenol function but without other oxygen function, their anhydrides, halides, peroxides, peroxyacids and their derivatives: other. The duty rate will be 3.7 cents per kilo plus 17.9 percent ad valorem. This ruling is being issued under the provisions of Section 177 of the Customs Regulations (19 C.F.R. 177). A copy of this ruling letter should be attached to the entry documents filed at the time this merchandise is imported. If the documents have already been filed, this ruling should be brought to the attention of the Customs officer handling the transaction. Sincerely, Jean F. Maguire Area Director New York Seaport