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E85925 E8 Ruling Active

The tariff classification of 4-Nitrobenzyl(4R,5R,6S)-3-(Diphenoxyphosphoryloxy)-6-[(R)]-Hydroxyethyl]-4-Methyl-7-Oxo-1-Azabicyclo[3.2.0]Hept-2-Ene-2-Carboxylate (CAS 90776-59-3) from Japan.

Issued September 20, 1999 by U.S. Customs and Border Protection.

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E8 E85925 (September 20, 1999)

Tariff classification

HTS codes: 2933.79.0900

Headings: 2933

Product description

2.0]Hept-2-Ene-2-Carboxylate which you have stated is used as a pharmaceutical intermediate.

CBP rationale

The applicable subheading will be 2933.79.0900, Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTS), which provides for heterocyclic compounds with nitrogen hetero-atom(s) only: aromatic lactams: other.

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NY E85925 September 20, 1999 CLA-2-29:RR:NC:2:239 E85925 CATEGORY: Classification TARIFF NO.: 2933.79.0900 Mr. Jack D. Mlawski Galvin & Mlawski 440 Park Avenue South New York, NY 10016-8067 RE: The tariff classification of 4-Nitrobenzyl(4R,5R,6S)-3-(Diphenoxyphosphoryloxy)-6-[(R)]-Hydroxyethyl]-4-Methyl-7-Oxo-1-Azabicyclo[3.2.0]Hept-2-Ene-2-Carboxylate (CAS 90776-59-3) from Japan. Dear Mr. Mlawski: In your letter dated August 4, 1999, on behalf of your client Merck & Co., Inc., you requested a tariff classification ruling for 4-Nitrobenzyl(4R,5R,6S)-3-(Diphenoxyphosphoryloxy)-6-[(R)]-Hydroxyethyl]-4-Methyl-7-Oxo-1-Azabicyclo[3.2.0]Hept-2-Ene-2-Carboxylate which you have stated is used as a pharmaceutical intermediate. The applicable subheading will be 2933.79.0900, Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTS), which provides for heterocyclic compounds with nitrogen hetero-atom(s) only: aromatic lactams: other. Pursuant to General Note 13 to the Harmonized Tariff Schedule this product is free of duty. 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 Andrew Stone at 212-637-7063. Sincerely, Robert B. Swierupski Director, National Commodity Specialist Division

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