CLA-2-83:OT:RR:NC:N1:102
Young Bin Oh
Hyundai Motor Company
231 Yangjae 2-dong
Seocho-gu, Seoul ASI/KR/KS013
Republic of Korea
RE: The tariff classification of a Handle Assembly-Fuel Filler & Tail lid Release from South Korea.
Dear Mr. Oh:
In your letter dated September 9, 2015 you requested a tariff classification ruling. Descriptive literature and illustrations were submitted with your letter.
The article in question is described as the Handle Assembly-Fuel Filler & Tail Lid Release Lever Assembly, part number 71570-3X000. It is stated in your letter that the item is a Handle Assembly that is designed to open the trunk lid and fuel door of a motor vehicle. The Handle Assembly is mounted under the left side of the driver’s seat. The Handle Assembly consists of three main components: two levers, a steel bracket and a steel spring. The two levers are constructed of plastic and steel. One lever has “Trunk” printed on it and the other lever has “Fuel Door” printed on it. The steel bracket is used to attach the unit to the car body and the steel spring is used to pull the lever back to its original position after it has been pulled upwards. You have indicated that it is strictly mechanical. The mechanical cables necessary to actuate the trunk lid and fuel door that run from the Handle Assembly to the Fuel Filler Door & Trunk Lid are not included.
The classification of merchandise under the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS) is governed by the General Rules of Interpretation ("GRIs"), taken in order. GRI 1 requires that classification be determined according to the terms of the headings and any relative section or chapter notes.
By application of GRI 1, the applicable subheading for the Handle Assembly-Fuel Filler & Tail lid Release Lever Assembly, part number 71570-3X000, will be 8302.30.6000, Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS), which provides for Base metal mountings, fittings and similar articles suitable for furniture, doors, staircases, windows, blinds, coachwork, saddlery, trunks, chests, caskets or the like; base metal hat racks, hat-pegs, brackets and similar fixtures; castors with mountings of base metal; automatic door closers of base metal; and base metal parts thereof: Other mountings, fittings and similar articles suitable for motor vehicles; and parts thereof: Of iron or steel, of aluminum or of zinc . The general rate of duty will be 2 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 Sandra Martinez at [email protected].
Sincerely,
Gwenn Klein Kirschner
Director
National Commodity Specialist Division