CLA-2-73:S:N:N3:113 811079 RAM
Ms. Julie Wang
Success System Services
7740 E. Garvey Avenue, #D
Rosemead, CA 91770
RE: The tariff classification of a Thermo-Pot from Taiwan
Dear Ms. Wang:
In your letter dated May 25, 1995, on behalf of Globe Legate
Company, Ltd., you requested a tariff classification ruling.
The merchandise is the Thermo-Pot (item number FX-591), an
energy saving food cooker. It consists of a removable inner
stainless steel pot with lid and handle, and an insulated outer
plastic container. The container has a plastic hinged lid with
handle, and a stainless steel liner. The product is designed to
cook without any external fuel source. The steel pot is removed
from the container, filled with food, heated on a stove to the
desired temperature, and then placed inside the insulated
container. The Thermo-Pot retains the heat and cooks the food.
The applicable subheading for the Thermo-Pot will be
7323.93.0030, Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States
(HTS), which provides for table, kitchen or other household
articles and parts thereof, of iron or steel...other, of
stainless steel, cooking and kitchen ware, other, cooking ware.
The rate of duty will be 3.1 percent ad valorem.
The Thermo-Pot may be subject to additional duties under the
Anti-Dumping Act. Before importation, you should contact:
Office of Antidumping Investigations
Import Administration
International Trade Administration
U.S. Department of Commerce
14th Street and Constitution Avenue, N.W.
Washington, DC 20230
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