K81123 K8 Ruling Active

The tariff classification of plastic end caps for window blinds from China.

Issued November 25, 2003 by U.S. Customs and Border Protection.

Tariff classification

HTS codes: 3925.30.5000

Headings: 3925

Product description

The end caps are placed on the end of a bottom or head rail, usually of metal, to protect the rail and the consumer as well as for aesthetic purposes.

CBP rationale

The applicable subheading for the plastic end cap will be 3925.30.5000, Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTS), which provides for builders' ware of plastics, not elsewhere specified or included: shutters, blinds (including venetian blinds) and similar articles and parts thereof: other.

Full text

NY K81123 November 25, 2003 CLA-2-39:RR:NC:SP:221 K81123 CATEGORY: Classification TARIFF NO.: 3925.30.5000 Mr. Richard Miller Springs Window Fashions LP 7549 Graber Road Middleton, WI 53562-1096 RE: The tariff classification of plastic end caps for window blinds from China. Dear Mr. Miller: In your letter dated November 11, 2003, you requested a tariff classification ruling. The sample submitted with your request is identified as a polyvinyl chloride (PVC) end cap used in the manufacture of window blinds. The end caps are placed on the end of a bottom or head rail, usually of metal, to protect the rail and the consumer as well as for aesthetic purposes. The applicable subheading for the plastic end cap will be 3925.30.5000, Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTS), which provides for builders' ware of plastics, not elsewhere specified or included: shutters, blinds (including venetian blinds) and similar articles and parts thereof: other. The rate of duty will be 5.3 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 Joan Mazzola at (646) 733-3023 at 646-733-3023. Sincerely, Robert B. Swierupski Director, National Commodity Specialist Division

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