885580 88 Ruling Active

The tariff classification of porcelain dinnerware from China.

Issued May 20, 1993 by U.S. Customs and Border Protection.

Tariff classification

HTS codes: 6911.10.39

Headings: 6911

Product description

The merchandise at issue is porcelain dinnerware that is identified as in the Ribbon & Holly pattern. The information submitted indicates that the Ribbon & Holly pattern dinnerware is principally for household use and is "available in specified sets" in accordance with Chapter 69, additional U.S. note 6(b) of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States, with an aggregate value of $58.14.

CBP rationale

The applicable subheading for the Ribbon & Holly pattern porcelain dinnerware will be 6911.10.39, Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTS), which provides for ceramic household tableware of porcelain, available in specified sets, in a pattern for which the aggregate value of the articles listed in additional United States note 6(b) of Chapter 69 is over $56.

Full text

NY 885580 May 20, 1993 CLA-2-69:S:N:N3:227 885580 CATEGORY: Classification TARIFF NO.: 6911.10.39 Mr. M. Okazaki Sun World Commerce Co., Ltd. 2601, Tokugawa-cho, Higashi-ku, Nagoya, Japan RE: The tariff classification of porcelain dinnerware from China. Dear Mr. Okazaki: In your letter dated April 26, 1993, on behalf of Action Industries, Inc., you requested a tariff classification ruling. The merchandise at issue is porcelain dinnerware that is identified as in the Ribbon & Holly pattern. The information submitted indicates that the Ribbon & Holly pattern dinnerware is principally for household use and is "available in specified sets" in accordance with Chapter 69, additional U.S. note 6(b) of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States, with an aggregate value of $58.14. The applicable subheading for the Ribbon & Holly pattern porcelain dinnerware will be 6911.10.39, Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTS), which provides for ceramic household tableware of porcelain, available in specified sets, in a pattern for which the aggregate value of the articles listed in additional United States note 6(b) of Chapter 69 is over $56.00. The rate of duty will be 8 percent ad valorem. This ruling is being issued under the provisions of Section 177 of the Customs Regulations (19 C.F.R. 177). Sincerely, Jean F. Maguire Area Director New York Seaport

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