CLA-2-42:S:N:N3G:341 860908
Mr. Louis S. Shoichet
Siegel, Mandell & Davidson, P.C.
One Whitehall Street
New York, NY 10004
RE: The tariff classification of a earring closet from China.
Dear Mr. Shoichet:
In your letter dated February 27, 1991, on behalf of Avon
Products, Inc., you requested a tariff classification ruling.
The submitted sample is described as item #PP 93418, "Earring
Closet". The article contains 24 pockets (12 pockets on each side when
folded at the center). The item is intended to contain jewelry or
other personal items. The overall length is 26 inches, and it is 13
inches wide. When folded over a clothes hanger the length is 13
inches. The item has four sets of snap fasteners which serve to secure
the item both when hanging on a hanger, and when in a rolled/folded
condition. The samples submitted are manufactured of a PVC outer
material, with clear PVC sheeting over either a PVC material or a 65%
polyester/35% cotton fabric material. In either event, the outer
surface is the PVC sheeting material. When in a rolled condition the
jewelry is secured within the roll. The item can be placed in a closet
both at home and when traveling. Your sample is being returned per
your request.
In your letter dated February 27, 1991, you have indicated that
all available literature has been submitted. We assume that your
client Avon Products, Inc., does not possess a "Product Marketing
Profile" nor a "Vendors Specification Sheet" as in prior instances.
The applicable subheading for item #PP 93418, the earring
closet of plastic sheeting, will be 4202.92.4500, Harmonized
Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTS), which provides for
travel, sports and similar bags, with outer surface of plastic
sheeting, other, other. The duty rate will be 20 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