887922 88 Ruling Active

The tariff classification of a made up filter press cloth,from Belgium.

Issued July 23, 1993 by U.S. Customs and Border Protection.

Tariff classification

HTS codes: 5911.90.0000

Headings: 5911

Product description

The instant sample is a swatch of filter press cloth composed of 100 percent polypropylene man-made fibers. It is woven in construction and you indicate that it is to be used in filter presses to separate solids from liquids. In a phone conversation with National Import Specialist George Barth, you related that the importer indicated to you that the subject product would be imported as two pieces sewn together forming a square approximately two feet on a side, with metal mounting rings inserted along the edges. A technical drawing of the unit was furnished. The product is ready to use, without further manufacture, in a liquid filtration machine.

CBP rationale

The applicable subheading for the product will be 5911.90.0000, Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTS), which provides for textile products and articles, for technical use.

Full text

NY 887922 July 23, 1993 CLA-2-59:S:N:N6:350 887922 CATEGORY: Classification TARIFF NO.: 5911.90.0000 Ms. Beth Craig Beth Craig & Associates 739 Sullivan Road, Suite 120 College Park, Georgia 30349 RE: The tariff classification of a made up filter press cloth, from Belgium. Dear Ms. Craig: In your letter dated June 28, 1993, on behalf of ICGS/NORDIFA Inc., you requested a tariff classification ruling. The instant sample is a swatch of filter press cloth composed of 100 percent polypropylene man-made fibers. It is woven in construction and you indicate that it is to be used in filter presses to separate solids from liquids. In a phone conversation with National Import Specialist George Barth, you related that the importer indicated to you that the subject product would be imported as two pieces sewn together forming a square approximately two feet on a side, with metal mounting rings inserted along the edges. A technical drawing of the unit was furnished. The product is ready to use, without further manufacture, in a liquid filtration machine. The applicable subheading for the product will be 5911.90.0000, Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTS), which provides for textile products and articles, for technical use. The rate of duty will be 7.5 percent ad valorem. 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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