The tariff classification of decorative prints from China.

NY M84611 July 7, 2006 CLA-2-49:RR:NC:SP:234 M84611 CATEGORY: Classification TARIFF NO.: 4911.91.3000 Mr. David Klaus Graham & Brown, Inc. 3 Corporate Drive Cranbury, NJ 08512 RE: The tariff classification of decorative prints from China. Dear Mr. Klaus: In your letters dated May 3 and June 13, 2006, you requested a tariff classification ruling. A sample identified as “printed canvas art” was submitted for our examination. It consists of a 15½” x 19½” sheet of paper, printed with a picture of a flower, which has been permanently mounted on a wooden (medium-density fiberboard) stretcher. The picture is said to have been printed onto the paper by an offset process, which we assume to be offset lithography. The face of the printed paper has a clear plastic coating or covering that has been textured to simulate the appearance of brush-marked, painted canvas. The article, which will be supplied in sizes ranging from 8” x 8” to 27” x 27”, is intended for decorative display on a wall. The applicable subheading for the “printed canvas art” will be 4911.91.3000, Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS), which provides for other (than certain enumerated) printed matter: pictures, designs and photographs: lithographs on paper or paperboard: over 0.51 mm in thickness. The rate of duty will be Free. 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 Carl Abramowitz at 646-733-3037. Sincerely, Robert B. Swierupski Director, National Commodity Specialist Division