The tariff classification of Captan (CAS# 133-06-2), imported in bulkform, from India and Israel

NY C89900 July 23, 1998 CLA-2-29:RR:NC:2:238 C89900 CATEGORY: Classification TARIFF NO.: 2930.90.4400 Mr. Wayne Buhrer Tomen Agro, Inc. 100 First Street, Suite 1610 San Francisco, CA 94105 RE: The tariff classification of Captan (CAS# 133-06-2), imported in bulk form, from India and Israel Dear Mr. Buhrer: In your letter dated July 2, 1998, you requested a tariff classification ruling. According to the 1998 edition of the Farm Chemicals Handbook, the subject product, Captan (chemical name: N- (trichloromethylthio)-4-cyclohexene-1,2-dicarboximide), is indicated for use as a protectant-eradicant fungicide. The applicable subheading for Captan, imported in bulk form, will be 2930.90.4400, Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTS), which provides for: "Organo-sulfur compounds: Other: Other: Pesticides: Other: Other." The rate of duty will be 6.8 percent ad valorem. Pursuant to General Note 4(d), HTS, the subject product, when imported from India, is not eligible for duty-free treatment for purposes of the Generalized System of Preferences (GSP). Pursuant to General Note 8, HTS, the subject product may be eligible for duty-free treatment, under the United States-Israel Free Trade Area Implementation Act of 1985, upon compliance with all applicable regulations. This merchandise may be subject to the requirements of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA), which is administered by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Pesticide Programs. You may contact them at 401 M Street, S.W., Washington, DC 20460, telephone number (703) 305- 7092. 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 Harvey Kuperstein at 212-466-5770. Sincerely, Robert B. Swierupski Director, National Commodity Specialist Division