The tariff classification of an automobile clutch kit fromGermany
Issued October 25, 1991 by U.S. Customs and Border Protection.
Tariff classification
HTS codes: 8708.93.5000
Headings: 8708
Product description
You submitted descriptive literature and a sample of the product. The imported product is an automobile clutch kit that consists of a pressure plate, a clutch disc and a release bearing. You list the following kit numbers: 911 116 911 00 951 116 911 00 915 116 911 00 928 116 911 00 (contains two 930 116 911 00 clutch discs) 950 116 911 00 928 116 911 01 964 116 911 00 928 116 911 02 944 116 911 00
Full text
NY 867791 October 25, 1991 CLA-2-87:S:N:N1:101-867791 CATEGORY: Classification TARIFF NO.: 8708.93.5000 Ms. Kathleen T. Maloney Schenkers International Forwarders, Inc. 100 West Liberty Street, Suite 930 Reno, Nevada 89501 RE: The tariff classification of an automobile clutch kit from Germany Dear Ms. Maloney: In your letter dated October 14, 1991, on behalf of Porsche Cars North America, Reno, NV, you requested a tariff classification ruling. You submitted descriptive literature and a sample of the product. The imported product is an automobile clutch kit that consists of a pressure plate, a clutch disc and a release bearing. You list the following kit numbers: 911 116 911 00 951 116 911 00 915 116 911 00 928 116 911 00 (contains two 930 116 911 00 clutch discs) 950 116 911 00 928 116 911 01 964 116 911 00 928 116 911 02 944 116 911 00 The applicable subheading for the automobile clutch kit will be 8708.93.5000, Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTS), which provides for clutches and parts thereof, for other motor vehicles The rate of duty will be 3.1 percent ad valorem. It is the opinion of this office that the clutch release bearing would not be subject to anti-dumping (ADA) margins under the current Department of Commerce ADA findings on bearings, as published in the Federal Register on May 15, 1989. If you desire a scope determination on the applicability of anti-dumping duty to your product, please write directly to the Office of Compliance, Department of Commerce, Washington, D.C. As you requested, the sample will be returned Porsche Cars North America. 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 been filed without a copy, this ruling should be brought to the attention of the Customs officer handling the transaction. Sincerely, Jean F. Maguire Area Director New York Seaport
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