NY a86409: The tariff classification of an automotive Lifting Rail Slider Assembly from Germany

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                            NY A86409


                         August 20, 1996



CLA-2-83:RR:NC:MA:101 A86409  

CATEGORY:  Classification

TARIFF NO.: 8302.30.6000  

Ms. Julie Kim
Customs Liaison
INTER-MARITIME FORWARDING CO., INC.
156 William St.
New York, NY 10038-2689

RE:  The tariff classification of an automotive Lifting Rail
     Slider Assembly from Germany 

Dear Ms. Kim:

     In your letter dated July 30, 1996, you requested a tariff
classification ruling on behalf of PPG INDUSTRIES, INC. of
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

     The item concerned (shown below) is a square-shaped piece of
white, hard plastic which has indentations in its sides and
throughout body of the square, itself; there is a hole in its
center.  The plastic lip surrounding the hole protrudes  " on
one side and has a gray, U-shaped piece of metal clipped around
the protrusion.  The item measures 1¬"H X 1 "W.





                      



     You state that the item is part of the window regulator
mechanisms in the BMW 318 and Z3 model automobiles and that it is
installed on both driver and passenger-side windows to raise and
lower them.    
 
     The applicable subheading for the BMW Lifting Rail Slider
Assembly will be 8302.30.6000, Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the
United States (HTS), which provides for . . . mountings, fittings
and similar articles . . . : Other mountings, fittings and
similar articles suitable for motor vehicles; and parts thereof:
Other.  The rate of duty will be 4.5% ad valorem.   

     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 Robert
DeSoucey at 212-466-5667.


                                        Sincerely,




                                        Roger J. Silvestri
                                        Director
                                        National Commodity
                                        Specialist Division