CLA-2-39:RR:NC:2:221 A87885
Mr. Russell Kramer
108 W. Main Street
Sykesville, PA 15865
RE: The tariff classification of bookmarks, self-adhesive
stickers and picture cards from Hong Kong and Taiwan.
Dear Mr. Kramer:
In your letter dated September 13, 1996, you requested a
tariff classification ruling.
Three samples were submitted with your letter. The self-
adhesive label is flat, roughly rectangular and composed of
metallized plastic film. The sample identified as a card is a
conventional baseball trading card of paperboard,
lithographically printed with pictures, statistics and text
relating to a major league player. You state, however, that
instead of being printed with sports information, the actual
imported cards will be on a religious (Christian) theme. We
assume that the imported cards, like the sample, will be
lithographically printed and will consist of a combination of
pictorial and non-pictorial material. The sample bookmark is
composed of a plastics material. It is rectangular and said to
represent similar bookmarks that will be imported.
The applicable subheading for the adhesive plastic stamp
will be 3919.90.5060, Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United
States (HTS), which provides for self-adhesive plates, sheets,
film, foil, tape, strip and other flat shapes, of plastics,
other. The rate of duty will be 5.8 percent ad valorem.
The applicable subheading for the card will be 4911.99.6000,
Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTS), which
provides for other (than certain enumerated) printed matter,
printed on paper in whole or in part by a lithographic process.
Before we can issue a ruling on the bookmarks we need to
know the type of plastic the bookmarks are composed of. You
state that the sample is representative of similar bookmarks that
will be imported. The sample is rectangular. Will the imported
bookmarks also be rectangular, or will the corners be rounded?
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 Joan
Mazzola at 212-466-5580.
Sincerely,
Roger J. Silvestri
Director
National Commodity
Specialist Division