NY 863395: The tariff classification of Permaglide steel strip from Germany.

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                             NY 863395

                            JUN 12 1991


CLA-2-72:S:N:N1:117 863395  

CATEGORY:  Classification

TARIFF NO.: 7212.40.10  

Mr. Rolf D. Burti
Director, Permaglide Operations
ML-KS Bearings, Inc.
West State Road 46
Greensburg, IN 47240

RE:  The tariff classification of Permaglide steel strip from    
     Germany.

Dear Mr. Burti:

        In your letter dated May 6, 1991, you requested a tariff
classification ruling.         
     
     The product you plan to import is P10 Permaglide strip
material in coil form.  According to the technical literature
submitted with your request, this strip material will be imported
in widths ranging from 3 mm (0.12") to 250 mm (9.8").  P10
Permaglide strip consists of three layers: a nonalloy steel
backing or substrate, a bronze layer (tin bronze or tin/lead
bronze) which is sintered onto the steel backing, and a sliding
layer of polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) and lead which coats the
bronze layer.  A representative sample of the Permaglide strip,
which was submitted with your request, was sent to the New York
Customs Laboratory for analysis.  The laboratory report states
that the sample is a metal strip section having a width of 14.72
mm (0.5797 inch) and a total thickness of 1.045 mm (0.0411 inch)
and consists of a cladded steel bronze strip.  The bronze layer
is coated and impregnated with a lead tin teflon mix.  The steel
layer accounts for approximately 60% of the weight of the total
sample.     
         
     The applicable subheading for the P10 Permaglide steel strip
will be 7212.40.10, Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United
States (HTS), which provides for flat-rolled products of iron or
nonalloy steel, of a width of less than 600 mm, clad, plated or
coated, painted, varnished or coated with plastics, of a width of
less than 300 mm.  The rate of duty will be 3.4 percent ad
valorem.   

     Even though the Permaglide strip is clad, the relevant
Explanatory Notes to the HTS state that products subjected to
more than one type of coating, plating, or cladding are to be
classified according to the last process.       

     This ruling is being issued under the provisions of Section
177 of the Customs Regulations (19 C.F.R. 177).

     A copy of this ruling letter should be attached to the entry
documents filed at the time this merchandise is imported.  If the
documents have been filed without a copy, this ruling should be
brought to the attention of the Customs officer handling the
transaction.



                                   Sincerely,

                                   
  
                                   Jean F. Maguire
                                   Area Director
                                   New York Seaport