CLA-2-82:S:N:N3:119 811716
Mr. Alvin Silvey
Silvey Shipping Co., Inc.
Bldg. 75 - North Hangar Road - Suite 211
JFK International Airport
Jamaica, NY 11430
RE: The tariff classification and country of origin marking of
scissors and manicure/pedicure implements from France
Dear Mr. Silvey:
In your letter dated June 7, 1995, you requested a tariff classification
and marking ruling on behalf of Robert & Miles Inc., Ridgewood, NJ.
The articles to be imported are nail scissors (catalog no. 1492X),
cuticle scissors (109310D), nail files (05310 & 07llLI), nail
cleaner/cuticle pusher (16B & 0720ST), and nail clippers (09950).
The applicable subheading for the scissors will be 8213.00.9000,
Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTS), which provides for
scissors, tailors' shears and similar shears... valued over $1.75 per
dozen... other. The rate of duty will be 9.3 cents each plus 9.3 percent
ad valorem.
The applicable subheading for the nail files, nail cleaner/cuticle
pushers and nail clippers will be 8214.20.3000, HTS, which provides for
manicure or pedicure sets and instruments (including nail files), and parts
thereof: cuticle or cornknives, cuticle pushers, nail files, nailcleaners,
nail nippers and clippers, all the foregoing used for manicure or pedicure
purposes, and parts thereof. The rate of duty will be 7.2 percent.
Regarding the marking of the merchandise, the regulations require that
every article of foreign origin (or its container) imported into the U.S.
shall be marked in a conspicuous place as legibly, indelibly, and
permanently as the nature of the article (or container) will permit, in
such manner as to indicate to an ultimate purchaser in the U.S the English
name of the country of origin of the article. In addition, Section 134.43
(a) of the Customs Regulations requires that certain articles such as
dental instruments be marked by means of die stamping, cast-in-mold
lettering, etching, engraving, or by affixing metal plates to the article.
We cannot issue a marking ruling since you have not indicated the type
of marking you plan to use. You may wish to discuss the matter with the
Import Specialist at the port where the merchandise will be imported or
apply for a ruling on a specified form of marking.
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