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The tariff classification of a jewelry box from China.
Issued December 2, 1996 by U.S. Customs and Border Protection.
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Tariff classification
HTS codes: 4202.92.6010
Headings: 4202
Product description
The material is said to be in chief weight of cotton. The box measures approximately 2 1/2" x 2" x 1 3/4".
CBP rationale
The applicable subheading for the jewelry box of cotton will be 4202.92.6010, Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTS), which provides for trunks, suitcases.
Full text
NY A89237 December 2, 1996 CLA-2-42:RR:NC:WA:341 A89237 CATEGORY: Classification TARIFF NO.: 4202.92.6010 Mr. C.J. Erickson Soller, Shayne & Horn Attorneys At Law 46 Trinity Place New York, NY 10006 RE: The tariff classification of a jewelry box from China. Dear Mr. Erickson: In your letter dated October 25, 1996, on behalf of Quality International Packaging, Ltd., you requested a tariff classification ruling for a jewelry box. The sample submitted, identified as your reference number 1533QIP-0004, is a jewelry box manufactured of a metal shell which has been covered with a flocked material. The material is said to be in chief weight of cotton. The box measures approximately 2 1/2" x 2" x 1 3/4". The applicable subheading for the jewelry box of cotton will be 4202.92.6010, Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTS), which provides for trunks, suitcases...; traveling bags..., jewelry boxes and similar containers, with outer surface of textile materials, other, of cotton, jewelry boxes, and similar containers of a kind normally sold at retail sale with their contents. The rate of duty will be 7 percent. 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 Kevin Gorman at 212-466-5893. Sincerely, Roger J. Silvestri Director National Commodity Specialist Division
More rulings on the same tariff codes
Application for Further Review of Protest No. 3901-20-114653; Classification of Flock- covered and Paper-covered Jewelry Boxes
Decision on Application for Further Review of Protest No. 1801-95-100002; 4202, HTSUSA; Jewelry Display Case; Treatment Dear Madam: This is a decision on an application for further review (AFR) of a protest timely filed on January 4, 1996, by Sandler, Travis & Rosenberg, P.A., on behalf of Bufkor, Inc. The Protest concerns the classification, treatment and liquidation of four entries of jewelry display cases, manufactured in El Salvador and entered in January, February and March, 1995.
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