CLA-2-69:S:N:N3:227 886504
Mr. Russ Calandrella
International China Company, Inc.
131 Seaview Drive
Secaucus, N.J. 07094
RE: The tariff classification of stoneware dinnerware from China.
Dear Mr. Calandrella:
In your letter dated May 19, 1993, you requested a tariff
classification ruling.
The merchandise at issue is stoneware dinnerware that is identified as
in the Rancho pattern #055. The information submitted indicates the pattern
is principally for household use and is "available in specified sets" in
accordance with Chapter 69, additional U.S. note 6(b) of the Harmonized
Tariff Schedule of the United States, with an aggregate value of over $38.
You state that the merchandise will be sold by International China to United
States importers at F.O.B. Hong Kong prices.
The applicable subheading for the Rancho pattern #055 stoneware
dinnerware will be 6912.00.39, Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United
States (HTS), which provides for ceramic household tableware, other than of
porcelain or china, available in specified sets, in a pattern for which the
aggregate value of the articles listed in additional U.S. note 6 (b) of this
chapter is over $38. The rate of duty will be 4.5 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