HQ 084675: Classification of Procaine HCL

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                                      HQ 084675

                                   August 2, 1989


          CLA-2  CO:R:C:G  084675  SS; 839746 NY

          CATEGORY:  Classification

          TARIFF NO.: 2922.49.2000

          Mr. Bruce H. Bonnett
          400 Sylvan Avenue
          Englewood Cliffs, NJ 07632

          RE:   Classification of Procaine HCL

          Dear Mr. Bonnett:

                This letter is in response to your request of April 4,
          1989, addressed to our New York office concerning the tariff
          classification of Procaine hydrochloride imported from Germany,
          under the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States
          (HTSUS).

          FACTS:

                Procaine hydrochloride (4-aminobenzoic acid, 2-
          (diethlyamino) ethyl ester, monohydrochloride) is described as a
          topical anesthetic.

          ISSUE:

                What is the proper tariff classification for Procaine
          hydrochloride?

          LAW AND ANALYSIS:

                Classification under the HTSUS is governed by the General
          Rules of Interpretation (GRI).  GRI 1 provides that
          classification is determined first in accordance with the terms
          of the headings and any relative Section or Chapter notes.






















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                Subheading 2922.49.2000, HTSUS, provides for amino-acids
          and their esters, other than those containing more than one kind
          of oxygen function; salts thereof: other, aromatic, other, drugs.
          The subject merchandise is an aromatic amino-acid ester
          containing only one oxygen function, and therefore is
          specifically described under this subheading.

          HOLDING:

                Procaine hydrochloride is classifiable in the provision for
          amino-acids and their esters, other than those containing more
          than one kind of oxygen function; salts thereof: other, aromatic,
          other, drugs, in subheading 2922.49.2000, HTSUS, dutiable at a
          rate of 7 percent ad valorem.

                                        Sincerely,




                                        John Durant, Director
                                        Commercial Rulings Division







































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