CLA-2-83:RR:NC:SP:222 D82497
Ms. Ruby L. Wood
Evans, And Wood & Company, Inc.
P. O. Box 610006
D/FW Airport, TX 75261
RE: The tariff classification of adhesive cloth eyelets from
Taiwan.
Dear Ms. Wood:
In your letter dated September 10, 1998, on behalf of your
client Greco Frame and Supply Co., you requested a tariff
classification ruling.
The submitted sample is identified as item #0047, self
adhesive picture eyelets. The sample is made of woven textile
fabric that has been coated on the backside with an adhesive
material. It measures approximately 1-3/4 inches long and
approximately 1-1/4 inches wide. The self stick picture hanger
has a 1/2 inch fold at the bottom that has been stitched and
holds a small metal circular eyelet. The eyelet is centered in
the fold of woven fabric. The metal eyelet is the essential
character of this product.
The sample is returned as you requested.
The applicable subheading for the self stick picture eyelets
will be 8308.10.0000, Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United
States (HTS), which provides for clasps,...eyelets and the like
and parts thereof, of base metal, of a kind used for...other made
up articles...of base metal: hooks, eyes and eyelets. The rate
of duty will be 1.3 cents per kilogram plus 3.5 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 Alice
Masterson at 212-466-5892.
Sincerely,
Robert B. Swierupski
Director,
National Commodity
Specialist Division