CLA-2-39:S:N:N3D:221 852481
Mr. Joe Couret
Panalpina, Inc.
Harborside Financial Center
34 Exchange Place, Plaza Two - 8th Floor
Jersey City, NJ 07302
RE: The tariff classification of a Pez dispenser from Hong Kong
and China.
Dear Mr. Couret:
In your letter dated May 4, 1990, on behalf of Pez
Manufacturing Corp., you requested a tariff classification
ruling.
The plastic Pez pocket-size dispenser will be imported empty
and after importation will be packaged for retail sale in a
plastic bag that will include two individually wrapped packages
of candy. The final consumer will place the candy in the
dispenser, which he can then carry around with him. The sample
dispenser has a "Snoopy" head at the top.
The applicable subheading for the Pez dispenser will be
3923.90.0000, Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States
(HTS), which provides for articles for the conveyance or packing
of goods, of plastics, other. The rate of duty will be 3 percent
ad valorem.
Importations of this product might be subject to the
provisions of Section 133 of the Customs Regulations if they copy
or simulate a trademark, tradename or copyright registered with
the United States Customs Service.
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