The tariff classification of a filament extrusion line from Germany

N246370 October 18, 2013 CLA-2-84:OT:RR:NC:1:104 CATEGORY: Classification TARIFF NO.: 8444.00.0090 Mr. Brett Ian Harris Pisani & Roll LLP 1629 K Street NW, Suite 300 Washington, DC 20006 RE: The tariff classification of a filament extrusion line from Germany Dear Mr. Harris: In your letter dated September 16, 2013 on behalf of Global Textile Alliance, Inc., you requested a tariff classification ruling. The VarioFil filament extrusion line is dedicated to the production of polypropylene filaments/yarn. Pellets of polymer grade polypropylene are combined with masterbatch for color, melted and metered through a dosing system into an extruder. The extruder pushes the mixture through a spin beam containing spinnerets. The mixture then falls through a cooling quench zone. Here the liquid strands begin to solidify into filaments. The resulting fibers then go through an intermingling zone where air is blown through the filaments to entangle them into yarn. The fibers proceed over rollers, i.e., godets, whose function is to elongate the fibers to the required end count for a given yarn. The final step is to wind the yarn onto spools or bobbins. The multi-filament yarn produced by this line has yarn counts which vary between 200 and 300 denier and filament counts of 72 filaments per end. Submitted representative samples of the filaments produced on this extrusion line are being retained by this office. In your letter, you state that the VarioFil filament extrusion line will be imported in a single shipment. The applicable subheading for the VarioFil filament extrusion line, imported complete in one shipment, will be 8444.00.0090, Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS), which provides for “Machines for extruding, drawing, texturing or cutting man-made textile materials”. The rate of duty will be free. 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 Patricia O’Donnell at (646) 733-3011. Sincerely, Gwenn Klein Kirschner Acting Director National Commodity Specialist Division