The tariff classification of a Garden Tool Set from Taiwan.
Issued November 10, 1999 by U.S. Customs and Border Protection.
Tariff classification
HTS codes: 8201.90.6000
Headings: 8201
GRI rules applied: GRI 3, GRI 5(a)
Product description
The tools are carried and stored in a fold over multi-purpose handled tote made of polyester. The fold over tote bag (on the one side) provides individual sewn in pockets for each tool and an elastic band to hold the tools securely in place. The opposite side of the fold over tote bag serves as a kneepad. Classification for the tool set will be based on the General Rules of Interpretation 3© which states “When goods cannot be classified by reference to 3(a) or 3(b), they shall be classified under the heading which occurs last in numerical order among those which equally merit consideration”. In this item the last in the tariff is the trowel.
CBP rationale
The applicable subheading for the Garden Tool Set will be 8201.90.6000, Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTS), which provides for Other handtools of a kind used in agriculture, horticulture or forestry, and parts thereof.
Full text
NY E89445 November 10, 1999 CLA-2-82:RR:NC:1: 115 E89445 CATEGORY: Classification TARIFF NO.: 8201.90.6000 Mr. Rick Mosley Kuehne, Nagel, Inc. 101 Wrangler Drive Suite 201 Coppell, Texas 75019 RE: The tariff classification of a Garden Tool Set from Taiwan. Dear Mr. Mosley: In your letter dated September 30, 1999 you requested a tariff classification ruling on behalf of your client Tuesday Morning Partners. The sample submitted consists of a transplanter, trowel, cultivator, fork, and digger/weeder. The tools are carried and stored in a fold over multi-purpose handled tote made of polyester. The fold over tote bag (on the one side) provides individual sewn in pockets for each tool and an elastic band to hold the tools securely in place. The opposite side of the fold over tote bag serves as a kneepad. Classification for the tool set will be based on the General Rules of Interpretation 3© which states “When goods cannot be classified by reference to 3(a) or 3(b), they shall be classified under the heading which occurs last in numerical order among those which equally merit consideration”. In this item the last in the tariff is the trowel. The applicable subheading for the Garden Tool Set will be 8201.90.6000, Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTS), which provides for Other handtools of a kind used in agriculture, horticulture or forestry, and parts thereof..Other. The rate of duty will be Free. The multi-purpose tote bag will be classified will be based on the General rules of Interpretation 5(a) which states “Camera cases, musical instrument cases, gun cases, drawing instument cases, necklace cases and similar containers, specially shaped or fitted to contain a specific article or set of articles, suitable for long-term use and entered with the articles which they are intended, shall be classified with such articles when of a kind normally sold therewith. This rule does not, however apply to containers which give the whole its essential character”. 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 Melvyn Birnbaum at 212-637-7017. Sincerely, Robert B. Swierupski Director, National Commodity Specialist Division
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