M80684 M8 Ruling Active

The tariff classification of a resin figurine assortment from China.

Issued March 10, 2006 by U.S. Customs and Border Protection.

Tariff classification

HTS codes: 3926.40.0000

Headings: 3926

Product description

The sample, Model 662011, is an assortment of figurines intended to be displayed together to depict a scene that is titled, “Bringing Home the Christmas Tree.” The assortment is composed of three components. The first component depicts two children in a sled. The second component is a figurine of a child on ice skates pushing the sled. The third component is a figurine of a child pulling an evergreen tree that is attached by means of a rope. You identify the component material of the figurines as 100 percent polyresin. You suggest classification as a festive article in heading 9505 of the tariff. However, this assortment does not contain any symbols of Christmas. The figurines represent only a winter scene.

CBP rationale

The applicable subheading for the figurine assortment will be 3926.40.0000, Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS), which provides for other articles of plastics…statuettes and other ornamental articles.

Full text

NY M80684 March 10, 2006 CLA-2-39:RR:NC:SP:221 M80684 CATEGORY: Classification TARIFF NO.: 3926.40.0000 Ms. Andrea Holtan Costco Wholesale 999 Lake Drive Issaquah, WA 98027 RE: The tariff classification of a resin figurine assortment from China. Dear Ms. Holtan: In your letter dated February 24, 2004, you requested a tariff classification ruling. The sample, Model 662011, is an assortment of figurines intended to be displayed together to depict a scene that is titled, “Bringing Home the Christmas Tree.” The assortment is composed of three components. The first component depicts two children in a sled. The second component is a figurine of a child on ice skates pushing the sled. The third component is a figurine of a child pulling an evergreen tree that is attached by means of a rope. You identify the component material of the figurines as 100 percent polyresin. You suggest classification as a festive article in heading 9505 of the tariff. However, this assortment does not contain any symbols of Christmas. The figurines represent only a winter scene. The applicable subheading for the figurine assortment will be 3926.40.0000, Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS), which provides for other articles of plastics…statuettes and other ornamental articles. The rate of duty will be 5.3 percent ad valorem. Duty rates are provided for your convenience and are subject to change. The text of the most recent HTSUS and the accompanying duty rates are provided on World Wide Web at http://www.usitc.gov/tata/hts/. 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. Sincerely, Robert B. Swierupski Director, National Commodity . Specialist Division

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