NY 865834
Aug 23 1991
CLA-2-96:S:N:N1:236 865834
Mr. Joseph Templer
Elegant Knitted Headwear Co. Inc.
57 Box Street
Brooklyn, N.Y. 11222
RE: The tariff classification of Six Textile Hair Ornaments
(Styles 7815, 6926, 6930, 6813, 6943, and 7823) from Taiwan, Hong
Kong and or China.
Dear Mr. Templer:
In your letter dated August 5, 1991, you requested a tariff
classification ruling.
The prospective imports consist of the following textile
hair ornaments:
A. Style #7815 - Hair bow attached to a metal spring clasp
barrette.
B. Style #6926 - Hair bow attached to a plastic barrette.
C. Style #6930 - Hair bow attached to a terry cloth
ponytail holder.
D. Style #6813 - Elastic band totally covered by a
grosgrain textile ponytail holder.
E. Style #6943 - Hair Bow attached to an elastic lace
headband.
F. Style #7823 - Hair Bow attached to a plastic headband
totally covered by textile material.
The applicable subheading for the textile barrettes,
ponytail holders, and headbands will be 9615.19.6010, Harmonized
Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTS), which provides for
other combs, hair-slides and the like: of textile materials. The
rate of duty will be 11 percent ad valorem.
Each item should be marked as clearly, legibly and indelibly
as possible with the proper country of origin.
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