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The tariff classification of a salt shaker from Taiwan.
Issued August 6, 1996 by U.S. Customs and Border Protection.
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Tariff classification
HTS codes: 7116.20.4000
Headings: 7116
Product description
The submitted sample is a salt shaker which you indicate is composed of marble. Analysis of the item by the Customs laboratory indicates that it is composed of serpentine.
CBP rationale
The applicable subheading for the salt shaker will be 7116.20.4000, Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTS), which provides for Articles of .
Full text
NY A85255 August 6, 1996 CLA-2-71:RR:NC:TP:344 A85255 CATEGORY: Classification TARIFF NO. 7116.20.4000 Ms. Maria Gallego-Taveras Patrick Powers Customs Brokers, Inc. P.O. Box 300155 JFK Airport Station Jamaica, NY 11430 RE: The tariff classification of a salt shaker from Taiwan. Dear Ms. Gallego-Taveras: In your letter dated June 27, 1996, on behalf of Fashion-Craft Excello, you requested a tariff classification ruling. The submitted sample is a salt shaker which you indicate is composed of marble. Analysis of the item by the Customs laboratory indicates that it is composed of serpentine. The applicable subheading for the salt shaker will be 7116.20.4000, Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTS), which provides for Articles of ... semiprecious stones (natural, synthetic or reconstructed):...Other: Other. The rate of duty will be 16.8% 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 Stanley Schwartz at 212-466-5895. Sincerely, Roger J. Silvestri Director National Commodity Specialist Division
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