HQ 083068: O-chloranil

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                         HQ 083068

                       March 12, 1990

CLA-2:CO:R:C:G 083068 SER

CATEGORY:  Classification

TARIFF NO.: 2914.70.50

Mr. R. C. Schonland
Polaroid Corporation
140 Kendrick Street
Needham, MA  02194

RE:  O-chloranil

Dear Mr. Schonland:

     This is in reference to your request for tariff
classification under the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United
States Annotated (HTSUSA) of the chemical compound O-chloranil.

FACTS:

     The product at issue is a chemical compound, O-chloranil,
imported from England.  The chemicals CAS # is 2435-53-2.

ISSUE:

     What is the proper classification of O-chloranil under the
HTSUSA?

LAW AND ANALYSIS:

     Classification of goods under the HTSUSA is governed by the
General Rules of Interpretation (GRI), taken in order.  GRI 1
provides that classification shall be determined according to the
terms of the headings and any relative section or chapter notes.

     O-chloranil is a quinone which is classifiable in the
Quinone-Function Compounds of Section VI.  More specifically the
product at issue would be classifiable in Chapter 29, HTSUSA,
which provides for organic chemical compounds.  Additional U.S.
Notes 2(a) and 2(b) to Section VI of the HTSUSA provide guidance
for classification in this Section.  The Notes describe the
structure of compounds which are to be considered aromatic or
modified aromatic.  The structure of the product at issue is a
modified aromatic, and thus, would be classified under subheading
2914.70.50, HTSUSA, which provides for halogenated, sulfonated,
nitrated or nitrosated derivatives: other.

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HOLDING:

     The product at issue, O-chloranil, is properly classified in
subheading 2914.70.50, HTSUSA, which provides for halogenated,
sulfonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives: other.  The rate
of duty is 4 percent ad valorem.


                                   Sincerely,



                                   John Durant, Director
                                   Commercial Rulings Division