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NY R04583





August 14, 2006

CLA-2-94:RR:E:NC:SP:233 R04583

CATEGORY: CLASSIFICATION

TARIFF NO.: 9401.90.1085

Mr. Dennis Forhart
PricewaterhouseCoopers
1420 Fifth Avenue Suite 1900
Seattle, WA 98101

RE: The tariff classification of an automobile seat component from Japan.

Dear Mr. Forhart:

In your letter dated August 8, 2006, on behalf of Aisin Holdings of America, Inc., you requested a tariff classification ruling.

The item under consideration is an automobile seat component identified as part number 433510-10230 Seat Back Adjuster. It is an assembly that is manually operated to adjust the position of and to hold the seat back at a desired angle. The seat back adjuster is designed together with other seat adjuster parts. The seat cannot be placed on the floor of the automobile without all of the seat adjuster components.

The applicable subheading for the seat back adjuster will be 9401.90.1085, Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS), which provides for “Seats and parts thereof: Parts: Of seats of a kind used for motor vehicles, Other”. 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 Lawrence Mushinske at 646-733-3036.

Sincerely,

Robert B. Swierupski
Director,

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