CLA-2-42:S:N:N6:341 897965
Ms. Mona Webster
Target Stores
33 South Sixth St.
P.O. Box 1392
Minneapolis, MN 55440-1392
RE: The tariff classification of a waist bag containing a water
bottle from Taiwan.
Dear Ms. Webster:
In your letter dated May 13, 1994, you requested a
classification ruling for a waist bag containing a water bottle.
The sample submitted, style 60101, is a waist bag composed of
textile man-made material designed with an insulated holder
containing a plastic travel water bottle. The water bottle is
secured within the holder by a permanently affixed elastic strap.
The bag has a large zippered storage pouch to contain personal
effects during travel and leisure activities. There is an
additional front mesh storage pocket which is secured by means of
a hook and loop fastener. The item has a padded back pad for extra
support and a webbed waist strap with a quick release buckle
fastener. The top of the bag features the "Sport Works" trademark.
Your sample is being returned as you requested.
The applicable subheading for the waist bag of textile man-
made material will be 4202.92.3030, Harmonized Tariff Schedule of
the United States (HTS), which provides for travel, sports and
similar bags, with outer surface of textile materials, other, of
man-made fibers, other. The duty rate will be 20 percent ad
valorem.
Items classifiable under 4202.92.3030 fall within textile
category designation 670. As a product of Taiwan this merchandise
is subject to visa requirements and quota restraints based upon
international textile trade agreements.
The designated textile and apparel category may be subdivided
into parts. If so, visa and quota requirements applicable to the
subject merchandise may be affected. Since part categories are the
result of international bilateral agreements which are subject to
frequent
renegotiations and changes, to obtain the most current information
available, we suggest that you check, close to the time of shipment, the
Status Report On Current Import Quotas (Restraint Levels), an internal
issuance of the U.S. Customs Service, which is available for inspection at
your local Customs office.
The applicable subheading for the plastic travel water bottle will be
3923.30.0090, HTS, which provides for articles for the conveyance or
packing of goods, of plastics... carboys, bottles, flasks and similar
articles, other. The duty rate will be 3 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