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NY N005229




January 25, 2007

CLA-2-40:RR:E:NC:TA:350

CATEGORY: CLASSIFICATION

TARIFF NO.: 4010.12.9000

Mr. Lukas Paul
KOCH Transporttechnik GmbH
Alfred Leiner Strasse 3
Lanzendorf, Austria

RE: The tariff classification of pipe conveyor belting, from Norway.

Dear Mr. Paul:

In your letter dated November 28, 2006, which was a follow-up to an earlier inquiry where we requested additional information, you requested a tariff classification ruling.

While no representative sample could be practically submitted, you forwarded some descriptive literature as well as a synopsis of answers to our questions.

The belting in question is for use on pipe conveyors and is of a vulcanized rubber construction, which contains polyester and/or polyamide man-made fiber reinforcement for longitudinal stability. Specifically, you state in your correspondence, that the belting will have four plies with no steel breakers (generally used for lateral stiffness) and will measure between 600 mm and 2,500 mm wide. While the lengths may be in hundreds or thousands of feet, you indicate that the material will be imported in rolls for subsequent cutting to length and then joining together to form a closed loop belt here in the United States. You state in your literature that one method of accomplishing this may be by “vulcanizing” the ends of the belt sections after importation. Finally, the finished belts will be mounted on the appropriate machine or apparatus for their respective conveyance applications.

The applicable subheading for the product will be 4010.12.9000 Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS), which provides for conveyor belts or belting, reinforced only with textile materials, combined with a single textile material, other. The duty rate will be 1.9 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 Deborah Walsh at 646-733-3044.

Sincerely,

Robert B. Swierupski
Director,

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