The tariff classification of "Peak Snow" from Canada.

NY 818552 March 13, 1996 CLA-2-38:RR:NC:FC:239 818552 CATEGORY: Classification TARIFF NO.: 3824.90.9050 Ms. Judy Campbell W.Y. Mobley, Inc. Box 164 Sweetgrass, Montana 59484 RE: The tariff classification of "Peak Snow" from Canada. Dear Mr. Zelman: In your letter dated January 18, 1996, on behalf of your client Peak Snow Inc., you requested a tariff classification ruling. You state in your inquiry that "peak snow" is used as an additive for snowmaking water. It is a slurry of inert, inorganic solids carried in a solvent mixture consisting of an inert vegetable oil and alcohol. The applicable subheading will be 3824.90.9050, Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTS), which provides for prepared binders for foundry molds or cores; chemical products and preparations of the chemical or allied industries (including those consisting of mixtures of natural products), not elsewhere specified or included; residual products of the chemical or allied industries, not elsewhere specified or included: other. The rate of duty will be 5 percent ad valorem. 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 Thomas Brady at 212-466-5747. Sincerely, Roger J. Silvestri Director National Commodity Specialist Division