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The tariff classification of acid-modified PET film from various countries.
Issued August 31, 2001 by U.S. Customs and Border Protection.
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Tariff classification
HTS codes: 3920.62.0000
Headings: 3920
Product description
This film will be used in the manufacture of heat shrink food labels. The rate of duty provided below is the rate that applies to this product when it is made in a country with which the United States has Normal Trade Relations.
CBP rationale
The applicable subheading for the acid-modified PET film 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.
Full text
NY H84847 August 31, 2001 CLA-2-39:RR:NC:SP:221 H84847 CATEGORY: Classification TARIFF NO.: 3920.62.0000 Mr. Bruce Aitken Aitken, Irvin, Berlin & Vrooman, LLP 666 Eleventh Street, NW, Suite 315 Washington, DC 20001 RE: The tariff classification of acid-modified PET film from various countries. Dear Mr. Aitken: In your letter dated August 6, 2001, on behalf of Boardroom Consulting Group, you requested a tariff classification ruling. The sample provided with your letter is acid-modified polyethylene terephthalate (PET) high shrink label film. This film will be used in the manufacture of heat shrink food labels. The rate of duty provided below is the rate that applies to this product when it is made in a country with which the United States has Normal Trade Relations. The applicable subheading for the acid-modified PET film 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 212-637-7034. Sincerely, Robert B. Swierupski Director, National Commodity Specialist Division
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