The tariff classification of a plastic lawn and garden spreader from Taiwan.
Issued August 2, 2000 by U.S. Customs and Border Protection.
Tariff classification
HTS codes: 3924.90.5500
Headings: 3924
Product description
The submitted photograph depicts a lawn and garden handi- spreader that is identified as item #SP-20866. Your letter of inquiry states that the spreader is made of plastic. The spreader has a rotary handle that is turned by the operator to spread the seeds. Another handle is located on the backside so the operator can hold the spreader while dispersing the seeds.
Full text
NY F89845 August 2, 2000 CLA-2-39:RR:NC:SP:222 F89845 CATEGORY: Classification TARIFF NO.: 3924.90.5500 Mr. Joseph R. Hoffacker Barthco Trade Consultants, Inc. 7575 Holstein Avenue Philadelphia, PA 19153 RE: The tariff classification of a plastic lawn and garden spreader from Taiwan. Dear Mr. Hoffacker: In your letter dated July 13, 2000, on behalf of your client Consolidated Stores Inc., you requested a tariff classification ruling. The submitted photograph depicts a lawn and garden handi- spreader that is identified as item #SP-20866. Your letter of inquiry states that the spreader is made of plastic. The spreader has a rotary handle that is turned by the operator to spread the seeds. Another handle is located on the backside so the operator can hold the spreader while dispersing the seeds. The applicable subheading for the hand-held plastic lawn and garden spreader will be 3924.90.5500, Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTS), which provides for…other household articles…of plastics: other, other. The rate of duty will be 3.4 percent 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 Alice Masterson at 212-637-7090. Sincerely, Robert B. Swierupski Director, National Commodity Specialist Division
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