The tariff classification of a porcelain room humidifier from Italy.
Issued October 18, 1994 by U.S. Customs and Border Protection.
Tariff classification
HTS codes: 6911.90.0050
Headings: 6911
Product description
The merchandise at issue is porcelain room humidifiers designed either to be connected to a radiator through a metal loop or, when shaped in the form of a basin, just placed on top of the radiator. It is stated that these humidifiers, possessing no moving parts, are manually filled with water which evaporates when the radiator becomes hot.
CBP rationale
The applicable subheading for the porcelain room humidifiers will be 6911.90.0050, Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTS), which provides for other household articles of porcelain.
Full text
NY 802340 October 18, 1994 CLA-2-69:S:N:N3:227 802340 CATEGORY: Classification TARIFF NO.: 6911.90.0050 Mr. Donald Remstein 416 Bayview Avenue Cedarhurst, New York 11516 RE: The tariff classification of a porcelain room humidifier from Italy. Dear Mr. Remstein: In your letter received in this office on September 21, 1994, you requested a tariff classification ruling. The merchandise at issue is porcelain room humidifiers designed either to be connected to a radiator through a metal loop or, when shaped in the form of a basin, just placed on top of the radiator. It is stated that these humidifiers, possessing no moving parts, are manually filled with water which evaporates when the radiator becomes hot. The applicable subheading for the porcelain room humidifiers will be 6911.90.0050, Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTS), which provides for other household articles of porcelain. The rate of duty will be 9 percent ad valorem. This ruling is being issued under the provisions of Section 177 of the Customs Regulations (19 C.F.R. 177). A copy of this ruling letter should be attached to the entry documents filed at the time this merchandise is imported. If the documents have been filed without a copy, this ruling should be brought to the attention of the Customs officer handling the transaction. Sincerely, Jean F. Maguire Area Director New York Seaport
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