The tariff classification of polyethylene terephthalate (PET) film from the Netherlands.
Issued March 27, 1996 by U.S. Customs and Border Protection.
Tariff classification
HTS codes: 3920.62.0000
Headings: 3920
Product description
TEKRA purchases uncoated PET film of American origin and ships it in rolls to the Netherlands. In the Netherlands, the rolls are unwound, and a crosslinked, ultraviolet cured acrylate based coating with silica particulates is applied to one side of the film. The coated PET film is for use in computer, appliance, telecommunications and automotive industries.
CBP rationale
The applicable subheading for the PET films will be 3920.62.0000, Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTS), which provides for other plates, sheets, film, foil and strip, of plastics, noncellular and not reinforced, laminated, supported or similarly combined with other materials.
Full text
NY A80886 March 27, 1996 CLA-2-39:RR:NC:TP:221 A80886 CATEGORY: Classification TARIFF NO.: 3920.62.0000 Mr. Michael Roybal Reinhart, Boerner, Van Deuren, Norris & Rieselbach, P.C. 601 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W. North Building, Suite 750 Washington, D.C. 20004-2612 RE: The tariff classification of polyethylene terephthalate (PET) film from the Netherlands. Dear Mr. Roybal: In your letter dated February 28, 1996, on behalf of TEKRA Advanced Technologies of New Berlin, WI, you requested a tariff classification ruling. TEKRA purchases uncoated PET film of American origin and ships it in rolls to the Netherlands. In the Netherlands, the rolls are unwound, and a crosslinked, ultraviolet cured acrylate based coating with silica particulates is applied to one side of the film. The coated PET film is for use in computer, appliance, telecommunications and automotive industries. The applicable subheading for the PET films will be 3920.62.0000, Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTS), which provides for other plates, sheets, film, foil and strip, of plastics, noncellular and not reinforced, laminated, supported or similarly combined with other materials...of polyethylene terephthalate. The rate of duty will be 4.2 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 Joan Mazzola at 212-466-5580. Sincerely, Roger J. Silvestri Director National Commodity Specialist Division
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