CLA-2-95:RR:NC:2:224 C83302
Melodie Wong
Beijing Trade Exchange, Inc.
701 E Street, SE
Washington, DC 20003
RE: The tariff classification of a basketball from China.
Dear Ms. Wong:
In your letter dated January 9, 1998, you requested a tariff
classification ruling.
You are requesting the tariff classification on a rubber
basketball which is being imported in an uninflated condition.
The basketball's surface will have color printing on it. The
sample basketball will be returned to you, as requested.
The applicable subheading for the basketball will be
9506.62.8020, Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States
(HTS), which provides for "Inflatable balls: Other...
Basketballs." The rate of duty will be 4.8 percent ad valorem.
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 Tom
McKenna at 212-466-5475.
Sincerely,
Robert B. Swierupski
Director,
National Commodity
Specialist Division