CLA-2-96:S:N:N3:113 808911
Ms. Rita Menne
Fingerhut Corporation
4400 Baker Road
Minnetonka, MN 55343
RE: The tariff classification of recorder\pens from China
Dear Ms. Menne:
In your letter dated March 30, 1995, you requested a tariff
classification ruling.
The merchandise is the Talkboy F/X Voice Recording Pen Plus.
The item is a ball point pen which contains an electronic chip
for recording and playback of voice and sound.
The applicable subheading for the recording pen will be
9608.10.0000, Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States
(HTS), which provides for ball point pens. The general duty rate
will be 0.8 cents each plus 5.4 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