U.S. Customs and Border Protection · CROSS Database · 1 HTS code referenced
Primary HTS Code
3701.30.0000
$11.1M monthly imports
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Ruling Age
35 years
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The tariff classification of Photographic Plates from theUnited Kingdom
NY 858924 Jan 07 1991 CLA-2-37:S:N1:236 858924 CATEGORY: Classification TARIFF NO.: 3701.30.0000 Ms. Debbie Rodriguez Inter-Maritime Forwarding Co., Inc. 156 William Street New York, N.Y. 10038 RE: The tariff classification of Photographic Plates from the United Kingdom Dear Ms. Rodriquez: In your letter dated October 30, 1990, on behalf of your client, Howson-Algraphy Inc., you requested a tariff classification ruling on the following photographic plates: 1. The Super Amazon Positive Plate 2. The AQ3 Aqueous Plate 3. The Howson M.R. Negative Plate 4. The Super Marathon Negative Plate These are light sensitive, unexposed, aluminum based photographic plates. The applicable subheading for the above photographic plates will be 3701.30.0000, Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTS), which provides for photographic plates and film in the flat, sensitized, unexposed of any material other than paper, paperboard or textiles, other plates and film, with any side exceeding 255 mm. The rate of duty will be 3.7 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 been filed without a copy, this ruling should be brought to the attention of the Customs officer handling the transaction. Sincerely, Jean F. Maguire Area Director New York Seaport
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