CLA-2-91:S:N:N8:344 807173
Ms. Donna Powers
Patrick Powers Customs Brokers, Inc.
P.O. Box 300155
JFK Airport Station
Jamaica, NY 11430
RE: The tariff classification of a quartz digital watch and a
plastic telescope from China.
Dear Ms. Powers:
In your letter dated February 14, 1995, on behalf of Hope
Industries, you requested a tariff classification ruling.
The submitted sample, Item #61601, "Nickelodeon Toy Watch,"
consists of a battery operated, solid state watch with an
electronic watch movement and a liquid crystal display (LCD) in a
star shaped plastic case. The watch is attached by a metal ring
to a molded plastic loop at the top of the plastic telescope. A
textile neck cord is threaded through the plastic loop. The top
piece of the telescope, to which the watch and neck cord are
attached, is removable. The ball shaped telescope can then be
twisted open to use. The watch and telescope are contained in a
blister package.
Your sample is being returned as requested.
The applicable subheading for the watch will be 9102.12.80,
Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTS), which
provides for wrist watches...battery powered...with opto-
electronic display only. The rate of duty will be 3.1% on the
movement and case plus 4.2% on the battery.
The applicable subheading for the plastic telescope with
textile neck cord will be 9005.80.4040, HTS, which provides for
other optical telescopes. The rate of duty will be 8% 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