CLA-2-39:S:N:N3G:221 852869
Mr. Paul L. Greenlee
John A. Steer Co.
28 South Second Street
Philadelphia, PA 19106
RE: The tariff classification of a photo album, an eyeglass case
and an address book from Hong Kong.
Dear Mr. Greenlee:
In your letter dated May 22, 1990, on behalf of Yves Rocher,
Inc., you requested a tariff classification ruling.
The photo album consists of plastic sleeves heat sealed
inside a cover. The cover is composed of an inner layer of
plastics, a layer of cardboard, a layer of foamed plastics and an
exterior layer consisting of textile fabric coated on the outer
surface with a noncellular plastics material. The album is the
type normally carried on the person. The eyeglass case is
composed of a textile fabric which is coated on the outer surface
with a noncellular plastics material. The address book is the
type normally carried on the person. The eyeglass case and the
address book are being returned, as you requested. The photo
album was destroyed during examination.
The applicable subheading for the photo album will be
3923.90.0000, Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States
(HTS), which provides for articles for the conveyance or packing
of goods, of plastics, other. The rate of duty will be 3 percent
ad valorem.
The applicable subheading for the eyeglass case will be
4202.32.2000, HTS, which provides for articles normally carried
in the purse or pocket, with an outer surface of plastic
sheeting. The rate of duty will be 20 percent ad valorem.
The applicable subheading for the address book will be
4820.10.2010, HTS, which provides for registers, account books,
notebooks...and other articles of stationery, of paper or
paperboard: diaries and address books. The rate of duty will be
4 percent ad valorem.
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