The tariff classification of Sucralfate, CAS# 54182-58-0from Japan

NY 882140 February 1, 1993 CLA-2-29:S:N:N7:240 882140 CATEGORY: Classification TARIFF NO.: 2940.00.0000 Mr. Edmund J. Corboy Austin Chemical Company, Inc. 9655 West Bryn Mawr Avenue Rosemont, Illinois 60018-5299 RE: The tariff classification of Sucralfate, CAS# 54182-58-0 from Japan Dear Mr. Corboy: In your letter dated January 19, 1993, you requested a tariff classification ruling. The applicable HTS subheading for Sucralfate, CAS# 54182- 58-0 will be 2940.00.0000, Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTS), which provides for sugars, chemically pure, other than sucrose, lactose, maltose, glucose and fructose; sugar ethers and sugar esters, and their salts, other than products of heading 2937, 2938 or 2939. The duty rate will be 5.8 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