The tariff classification of a butyl rubber based adhesive mastic sealant from Germany.

N156055 April 26, 2011 CLA-2-32:OT:RR:NC:N2:237 CATEGORY: Classification TARIFF NO.: 3214.10.0020 Ms. Vanessa Rambo Bostik, Inc. 11320 Watertown Plank Road Wauwatosa, WI 53226 RE: The tariff classification of a butyl rubber based adhesive mastic sealant from Germany. Dear Ms. Rambo: In your letter dated March 23, 2010, you requested a tariff classification ruling. You provided a Technical Data Sheet, MSDS sheets and photocopies of the product in collapsible wooden crates. The product consists of black pressure sensitive butyl rubber based adhesive mastic sealant in sausage form for use in the manufacture of road marking tape. The sausages are imported in collapsible wooden crates stacked five or six high. The wooden crates are considered of a kind normally used for such goods and therefore will be classified together with the imported product. The applicable subheading for the butyl rubber based adhesive mastic sealant sausages packed in collapsible wooden crates will be subheading 3214.10.0020, Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS), which provides for: Glaziers’ putty, grafting putty, resin cements, caulking compounds and other mastics: Mastics: Other. The rate of duty will be 3.7% ad valorem. This merchandise may be subject to the requirements of the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA), which are administered by the U. S. Environmental Protection Agency. Information on the TSCA can be obtained by contacting the EPA at 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20460, by calling the TSCA Assistance Line at (202) 554-1404, by Fax at (202) 554-5603, by e-mail to: tsca-hotline@epa.gov or by visiting their website at www.epa.gov. Duty rates are provided for your convenience and are subject to change. The text of the most recent HTSUS and the accompanying duty rates are provided on World Wide Web at http://www.usitc.gov/tata/hts/. 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 Frank Cantone at (646) 733-3038. Sincerely, Robert B. Swierupski Director National Commodity Specialist Division