CLA-2-83:RR:NC:N1:113 I82448
Mr. Dustin Henderson
Henderson’s China Connection, Inc.
13484 North 115 East
Idaho Falls, ID 83401
RE: The tariff classification of saddlery hardware from China
Dear Mr. Henderson:
In your letter dated May 6, 2002, you requested a tariff classification ruling.
The merchandise consists of 5 articles that will be used in making saddles. Each item is available in brass or stainless steel. Included are a rear cinch buckle, a breast collar ring, a breast collar d-ring, a front cinch component, and a cinch attachment piece.
The applicable subheading for the rear cinch buckle, made of brass or stainless steel, will be 8308.90.6000, Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTS), which provides for buckles and buckle clasps, and parts thereof, of base metal. The rate of duty will be 3.9 percent ad valorem.
The applicable subheading for the ring, d-ring, cinch component and cinch attachment, made of brass or stainless steel, will be 8302.49.4000, Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTS), which provides for other mountings, fittings and similar articles of base metal, harness and saddlery or riding-bridle hardware, and parts thereof, other. The rate of duty will be free.
This ruling is being issued under the provisions of Part 177 of the Customs Regulations (19 C.F.R. 177).
A copy of the ruling or the control number indicated above should be provided with the entry documents filed at the time this merchandise is imported. If you have any questions regarding the ruling, contact National Import Specialist James Smyth at 646-733-3018.
Sincerely,
Robert B. Swierupski
Director,
National Commodity
Specialist Division