The tariff classification of baseball bats and helmets bags from China.

NY 807194 March 6, 1995 CLA-2-42:S:N:N6:341 807194 CATEGORY: Classification TARIFF NO.: 4202.92.4500; 4202.92.1500; 4202.92.3030 Mr. Murray Greenberg The Dreier Co., Inc. 375 Turnpike Road E. Brunswick, NJ 08816 RE: The tariff classification of baseball bats and helmets bags from China. Dear Mr. Greenberg: In your letter received in this office February 23, 1995, you requested a classification ruling for baseball bats and helmets bags. You have submitted two samples and a photo with your request, identified as item numbers VBB8, 8HFBC and 12HFBC, which are cases designed to contain baseball bats or helmets both while traveling to and from a game and while at the game. The items are composed of an exterior surface of PVC and/or cotton canvas. You have also requested a classification ruling for the same items if composed of an exterior surface of 100 percent 410D nylon. The applicable subheading for Item VBB8, the baseball bat bag of pvc, will be 4202.92.4500, Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTS), which provides for travel, sports and similar bags, with outer surface of sheeting of plastic, other. The duty rate will be 20 percent ad valorem. The applicable subheading for Items 8HFBC and 12HFBC, the baseball helmet and bat bags of cotton canvas, will be 4202.92.1500, HTS, which provides for travel, sports and similar bags, with outer surface of textile materials, of vegetable fibers and not of pile or tufted construction, of cotton. The duty rate will be 7.1 percent ad valorem. Items classifiable under 4202.92.1500 fall within textile category designation 369. Based upon international textile trade agreements products of China are subject to quota and the requirement of a visa. The applicable subheading for Items VBB8, 8HFBC and 12HFBC if composed of 100 percent nylon fabric will be 4202.92.3030, HTS, which provides for travel, sports and similar bags, with outer surface of textile materials, other, of man-made fibers, other. The duty rate will be 19.8 percent ad valorem. Items classifiable under 4202.92.3030 fall within textile category designation 670. Based upon international textile trade agreements products of China are subject to quota and the requirements of a visa. The designated textile and apparel categories may be subdivided into parts. If so, visa and quota requirements applicable to the subject merchandise may be affected. Since part categories are the result of international bilateral agreements which are subject to frequent renegotiations and changes, to obtain the most current information available, we suggest that you check, close to the time of shipment, the Status Report on Current Import Quotas (Restraint Levels), an internal issuance of the U.S. Customs Service, which is available for inspection at your local Customs office. 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