NY a86526: The tariff classification of Ziram 76DF from Belgium

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                            NY A86526

                         August 21, 1996



CLA-2-38:RR:NC:FC:238 A86526  

CATEGORY:  Classification

TARIFF NO.: 3808.20.2800  

Robert P. Schaffer, Esq.
DeAngelus, Schaffer & Associates
1455 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W., Suite 1150
Washington, DC  20004

RE:  The tariff classification of Ziram 76DF from Belgium

Dear Mr. Schaffer:

     In your letter dated July 15, 1996, resubmitted August 1,
1996, on behalf of your client, Elf Atochem North America, Inc.,
you requested a tariff classification ruling.

     The subject product, Ziram 76DF, is a formulated fungicide
(preparation) containing, according to the submitted EPA label,
77.55% (by weight) Ziram [CAS-137-30-4; Chemical Abstracts name:
Bis(dimethylcarbamodithioato-S,S')zinc], as the active
ingredient.    
     
     The applicable subheading for Ziram 76DF will be
3808.20.2800, Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States
(HTS), which provides for: "Insecticides, ... , fungicides, ... ,
put up in forms or packings for retail sale or as preparations or
articles ... : Fungicides: Other: Containing any fungicide which
is a thioamide, thiocarbamate, dithiocarbamate, thiuram or
isothiocyanate: Other."  The rate of duty will be 3.7 percent ad
valorem.

     This merchandise may be subject to the regulations of the
Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Pesticides and Toxic
Substances.  You may contact them at 402 M Street, S.W.,
Washington, D.C. 20460, telephone number (202) 554-1404, or EPA
Region II at (908) 321-6669.

     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 his
merchandise is imported.  If you have any questions regarding the
ruling, contact National Import Specialist Cornelius Reilly at
212-466-5770.


                                        Sincerely,




                                        Roger J. Silvestri
                                        Director,
                                        National Commodity
                                        Specialist Division