The tariff classification of housings and covers used with diesel engines from Germany and Mexico.

N279825 October 27, 2016 CLA-2-84:OT:RR:NC:N1:106 CATEGORY: Classification TARIFF NO.: 8409.99.9190 James MacNeill Senior HTS Classification Analyst MacNeill Customs Consulting, Inc. P.O. Box 1214 Bristol, CT 06011 RE: The tariff classification of housings and covers used with diesel engines from Germany and Mexico. Dear Mr. MacNeill, In your letter dated September 22, 2016, you requested a tariff classification on behalf of your client Detroit Diesel Corporation (DDC) of Detroit, Michigan. Several pictures, illustrations, and exhibits were provided with your request. There are five items under consideration: (1) A DD15 Flywheel Housing (Part Number A4720152102), (2) a Closing Cover (Part Number A4720150230), (3) an S60 Flywheel Housing (Part Number 23522643), (4) a Gear Case Cover (Part Number 23529364), and (5) a Gear Case Housing (Part Number 23529363). The Gear Case Housing and the Gear Case Cover are located at the front of the Series 60 engine, used in motor vehicles and serve to close off the front of the engine where the timing gears are located. They are made of cast iron (ASTM A48 class 30B gray iron). The applicable subheading for the Gear Case Housing and the Gear Case Cover is 8409.99.9190, Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS), which provides for “Parts suitable for use solely or principally with the engines of heading 8407 or 8408: Other: Other: Other: For vehicles of subheading 8701.20, or heading 8702, 8703 or 8704: Other.” The general duty rate will be 2.5 percent. Duty rates are provided for your convenience and are subject to change. The text of the most recent Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States and the accompanying duty rates are provided on the World Wide Web at https://hts.usitc.gov/current. Please note that your inquiry does not provide enough information for us to give a classification ruling on the DD15 Flywheel Housing, the Closing Cover and the S60 Flywheel Housing.  When the information requested on February 17, 2016 is available, you may wish to consider resubmission of your request.  We are returning any related samples, exhibits, etc.  If you decide to resubmit your request, please include all of the material that we have returned to you. 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, please contact National Import Specialist Liana Alvarez at liana.alvarez@cbp.dhs.gov. Sincerely, Steven A. Mack Director National Commodity Specialist Division