CLA-2-42:RR:NC:N3:341
Ashlea W. Stares
Dezine News
4848 Lemmon Avenue, Suite 100-52B
Dallas, TX 75219
RE: The tariff classification of messenger-style bag from China
Dear Ms. Stares:
In your letter dated January 18, 2007, you requested a classification ruling. Your sample is being returned to you.
The sample submitted is identified as a “men’s carry bag,” style number TGMB16631. It is designed to transport items normally carried to and from the office or school. It is manufactured with an exterior surface of 100% cotton textile material. It features one textile-lined divided storage compartment with slots for pens, pencils, cell phone, etc. The bag also has a flap opening secured with a hook and loop closure, an adjustable shoulder strap, and one zippered pocket on both the interior and exterior of the bag. It measures approximately 15.5” (W) X 11” (H) X 3” (D).
The applicable subheading for the carry bag will be 4202.12.4000, Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS), which provides for briefcases, school satchels, etc., with outer surface of textile materials, of vegetable fibers and not of pile or tufted construction, of cotton. The duty rate will be 6.3 percent ad valorem.
Duty rates are provided for your convenience and are subject to change. The text of the most recent HTSUS and the accompanying duty rates are provided on World Wide Web at http://www.usitc.gov/tata/hts/.
HTS 4202.12.4000 falls within textile category 369. With the exception of certain products of China, quota/visa requirements are no longer applicable for merchandise which is the product of World Trade Organization (WTO) member countries. The textile category number above applies to merchandise produced in non-WTO member-countries. Quota and visa requirements are the result of international agreements that are subject to frequent renegotiations and changes. To obtain the most current information on quota and visa requirements applicable to this merchandise, we suggest you check, close to the time of shipment, the “Textile Status Report for Absolute Quotas” which is available on our web site at www.cbp.gov. For current information regarding possible textile safeguard actions on goods from China and related issues, we refer you to the web site of the Office of Textiles and Apparel of the Department of Commerce at otexa.ita.doc.gov.
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 Vikki Lazaro at 646-733-3041.
Sincerely,
Robert B. Swierupski
Director,
National Commodity
Specialist Division