CLA-2-56:RR:NC:TA:350 D85835
Mr. Jonny Basger
Quest Personal Care Products
Quest House, Empress Street
Old Trafford, Manchester M16 9EN U.K.
RE: The tariff classification of cotton cosmetic pads, from
Poland.
Dear Mr. Basger:
In your letter dated December 4, 1998, and Fax which was
received earlier, you requested a tariff classification ruling.
You submitted numerous representative samples which were
placed in cylindrical plastic packages containing about 80 pads
each. These pads, you write, are manufactured from bales of
cotton fibers which have been sourced from various other
countries. Because of the various manufacturing processes, such
as opening and blending of the bales as well as carding, webbing
and slitting in Poland, the pads are considered to be a product
of Poland. Specifically, these pads, which are round in
configuration, are composed of cotton wadding and measure about
2" across and about 1/4" thick.
The applicable subheading for the pads will be 5601.21.0090,
Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTS), which
provides for ... articles of cotton wadding. The rate of duty
will be 5.8 percent ad valorem. Effective January 1, 1998, the
rate of duty will be 5.4 percent ad valorem.
There are no textile restraints for this merchandise, being
a product of Poland.
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 George
Barth at 212-466-5884.
Sincerely,
Robert B. Swierupski
Director,
National Commodity
Specialist Division