CLA-2-96:S:N:N7:236 899525
Mr. Ranjit Mootoo
IMPEX
Importers and Exporters
103-22 123rd Street
Richmond Hill NY 11419
RE: The tariff classification of Calabash Purse from Trinidad and
Tobago.
Dear Mr. Mootoo:
In your letter dated June 27, 1994, you requested a tariff
classification ruling.
The prospective import, a Calabash Purse, is made from a gourd
which grows on the calabash tree. The two-piece gourd has been
hallowed out and decoratively carved. It is edged with leather and
has a leather shoulder strap.
The applicable subheading for the Calabash Purse will be
9602.00.5000, Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States
(HTS), which provides for worked vegetable or mineral carving
material and articles of these materials. The rate of duty will be
3.7 percent ad valorem.
Articles classifiable under subheading 9602.00.5000, HTS,
which are products of Trinidad and Tobago are entitled to duty free
treatment under both the Caribbean Basin Initiative (CBI) and the
Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) upon compliance with all
applicable regulations.
Each item should be marked as clearly, legibly, and indelibly
as possible with the proper country of origin.
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