CLA-2-34:OT:RR:NC:2:236
Mr. Robert C. Thompson
W. J. Byrnes & Co. of Los Angeles, Inc.
615 Nash Street, Suite 201
El Segundo, CA 90045
RE: The tariff classification of automobile cleaning products and air freshener from Italy
Dear Mr. Thompson:
In your ruling request received June 30, 2014, on behalf of your client, Weiss Auto Care, you requested a tariff classification ruling.
Your provided submission describes three auto care products as follows: “Diamant Plast Satin 500ml”: Cleans and protects dashboards and car interiors, “Autoflor Pesca”: Air freshener for cars and interiors and “Nouveau Noir 500ml”: Polishes, protects, and cleans rubber. All three products are suitable for retail sale in their imported condition.
The applicable subheading for “Diamant Plast Satin 500ml” and Nouveau Noir 500ml” will be 3402.90.5030, Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS), which provides for Organic surface-active agents (other than soap); surface-active preparations, washing preparations (including auxiliary washing preparation) and cleaning preparations, whether or not containing soap, other than those of heading 3401: Other: Other: Other: Cleaning preparations. The general rate of duty will be 3.7 percent ad valorem.
The applicable subheading for the “Autoflor Pesca” will be 3307.49.0000, Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS), which provides for Pre-shave, shaving or after-shave preparations, personal deodorants, bath preparations, depilatories and other perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations, not elsewhere specified or included; prepared room deodorizers, whether or not perfumed or having disinfectant properties: Preparations for perfuming or deodorizing rooms, including odoriferous preparations used during religious rites: Other. The general rate of duty will be 6 percent ad valorem.
This merchandise may be subject to the requirements of the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA), which are administered by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Information on the TSCA can be obtained by contacting the EPA at 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W., Mail Code 70480, Washington, D.C., by telephone at (202) 554-1404, or by visiting their website at www.epa.gov.
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 Nuccio Fera at [email protected].
Sincerely,
Gwenn Klein Kirschner
Director
National Commodity Specialist Division