The tariff classification of BergaCare Pearl from India

N246082 November 26, 2013 CLA-2-38:OT:RR:NC:N2:239 CATEGORY: Classification TARIFF NO.: 3824.90.4140 Ms. Sandi Siegel M.E. Dey & Co., Inc. 700 W. Virginia Street Suite 300 Milwaukee, WI 53204 RE: The tariff classification of BergaCare Pearl from India Dear Ms. Siegel: In your letter dated August 26, 2013, you requested a tariff classification ruling on behalf of Berg & Schmidt America, LLC. The documents included with your request were sent to our laboratory for review. Our determination is as follows: The subject product is called BergaCare Pearl. Product literature indicates it is composed in part, of glycol stearate. The product is a mixture of fatty acid esters. The applicable subheading for the BergaCare Pearl will be 3824.90.4140, Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS), which provides for: “Prepared binders for foundry molds or cores; chemical mixtures of fatty acid esters products and preparations of the chemical or allied industries (including those consisting of mixtures of natural products), not elsewhere specified or included (con.): Other (con.): Fatty substances of animal or vegetable origin and mixtures thereof; Mixtures of fatty acid esters”. The general rate of duty is 4.6 percent ad valorem. Duty rates are provided for your convenience and are subject to change. The text of the most recent HTSUS and the accompanying duty rates are provided on World Wide Web at http://www.usitc.gov/tata/hts/. 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 Paul Hodgkiss at (646) 733-3046. Sincerely, Gwenn Klein Kirschner Acting Director National Commodity Specialist Division