CLA-2-80:OT:RR:NC:N1:113
Ms. Francine Ramsey
Hampton Direct, Inc.
350 Pioneer Drive
P.O. Box 1199
Williston, VT 05495
RE: The tariff classification of tablecloth weights from Taiwan and China
Dear Ms. Ramsey:
In your letter dated August 6, 2008, you requested a tariff classification ruling. Photographs of the items were submitted for our review.
The merchandise consists of three styles of tablecloth weights that will be used indoors or outdoors to keep tablecloths from sliding or blowing off a table. The first two sets are made of pewter animal weights with steel clips attached by a metal link. Item number 66080 is identified as Sea Creatures and contains a lobster, turtle, starfish and seahorse. Item 66082 is identified as Farm Animals and includes a rooster, duck, pig and sheep. The third set of four tablecloth weights is described as Faux Diamond, item number 66470. Each consists of a multi-faceted glass imitation diamond attached by a short chain to a chrome-plated steel clip. The value of each item within the set is less than $3.00.
The applicable subheading for the Sea Creatures and Farm Animals tablecloth weights will be 8007.00.1050, Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS), which provides for other articles of tin, articles not elsewhere specified or included of a type used for household, table or kitchen use; toilet and sanitary wares; all the foregoing not coated or plated with precious metal, other. The rate of duty will be 2.1 percent ad valorem.
The applicable subheading for the Faux Diamond tablecloth weights will be 7013.49.2000, Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS), which provides for glassware of a kind used for table, kitchen, toilet, office, indoor decoration or similar purposes…glassware of a kind used for table (other than drinking glasses) or kitchen purposes other than that of glass ceramics, other, other, valued not over $3 each. The rate of duty will be 22.5 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/.
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 Ann Taub at 646-733-3018.
Sincerely,
Robert B. Swierupski
Director
National Commodity Specialist Division