CLA-2-48:S:N1:234 880003
4817.20.4000
Mr. Jonathon R. Moore
Windels, Marx, Davies & Ives
1627 Eye Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20006
RE: The tariff classification of various stationery articles,
from China.
Dear Mr. Moore:
In your letter dated October 27, 1992, on behalf of your
client, C.P. Heng & A. Feliciano, you requested a tariff
classification ruling.
Samples were submitted, and will retained for reference.
They are:
Address book with laminated plastic cover
Photograph album with laminated plastic cover
(plastic pocket type)
Plastic pencil sharpener (hand-held, no moving parts,
metal cutting edge) and
Printed note cards with envelopes, to be imported in
packages of eight.
The applicable subheading for the address book with
laminated plastic cover will be 4820.10.2010, Harmonized Tariff
Schedule of the United States (HTS), which provides for :Diaries
and address books, of paper or paperboard. The rate of duty will
be 4 percent ad valorem.
The applicable subheading for the photograph album with
plastic pockets will be 3924.90.5000, HTS, which provides for:
Other (than certain enumerated) Tableware, Kitchenware, other
household articles and toilet articles, of plastics. The rate of
duty will be 3.4 percent.
The applicable subheading for the plastic pencil sharpener,
as described, will be 8214.10.000, HTS, which provides for: Other
articles of cutlery: Paper knives, letter openers, erasing
knives, pencil sharpeners (nonmechanical) and blades and other
parts parts thereof. The rate of duty will be 0.4 cents each
plus 6.1 percent.
The printed note cards with envelopes, to be imported in
packages of eight, will be classifiable in subheading
4817.20.4000, HTS, which provides for : Other (than certain
enumerated) letter cards, plain postcards and correspondence
cards. The rate of duty will be 3.2 percent.
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