CLA-2-70:OT:RR:NC:N2:226
Ms. Stephanie Wyatt
Catalyst Customs Brokers, Inc.
2252 B Landmeier Road
Elk Grove Village, IL 60007
RE: The tariff classification of a molded glass tile from China.
Dear Ms. Wyatt:
In your letter received January 11, 2016, you requested a tariff classification ruling on behalf of your client, Foshan Yiguan Glass Mosaic Ltd.
The merchandise under consideration is a glass tile, item number 991232. A sample of the tile was submitted with your ruling request and was forwarded to the Customs and Border Protection Laboratory for analysis. This analysis has been completed.
The tile measures approximately 11.75 inches long by 2.82 inches wide by .5 inches high. Laboratory analysis has determined that the tile is made of molded glass. Its back side features an opaque white coating. You state that the glass is a wall tile which is designed to be affixed using thin-set mortar.
In your ruling request you suggest classification of the tile in 7016.90.5000, Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS) as other than paving blocks, slabs, bricks, squares, tiles and other articles of pressed or molded glass, whether or not wired, of a kind used for building or construction purposes. However, this tile is more specifically provided for elsewhere.
The applicable subheading for the molded glass tile will be 7016.90.1050, HTSUS, which provides for “Paving blocks, slabs, bricks, squares, tiles and other articles of pressed or molded glass, whether or not wired, of a kind used for building or construction purposes…: Other: Paving blocks, slabs, bricks, squares, tiles and other articles of pressed or molded glass: Other.” The general rate of duty will be 8 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 https://hts.usitc.gov/current.
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 Nicole Sullivan at [email protected].
Sincerely,
Steven A. Mack
Director
National Commodity Specialist Division