The tariff classification of "bedroom in a box" from Canada.
Issued December 18, 2006 by U.S. Customs and Border Protection.
Tariff classification
HTS codes: 9403.50.9040
Headings: 9403
GRI rules applied: GRI 3(b)
Product description
The product is called “bed in a box” and is comprised of a wooden headboard, platform bed and two night tables. All of the pieces are sold and shipped in one box, set up for retail sale. You have submitted a photograph depicting the item with your request. The Explanatory Notes to the Harmonized Tariff System provide guidance in the interpretation of the Harmonized Commodity Description and Coding System at the international level. Explanatory Note X to GRI 3(b) provides that the term “goods put up in sets for retail sale” means goods that: (a) consist of at least two 2 different articles which are, prima facie, classifiable in different headings; (b) consist of articles put up together to meet a particular need or carry out a specific activity; and (c) are put up in a manner suitable for sale directly to users without repacking. Goods classifiable under GRI 3(b) are classified as if they consisted of the material or component which gives them their essential character, which may be determined by the nature of the material or component, its bulk, quantity, weight or value, or by the role of a constituent material in relation to the use of the article. The “bed in a box” is a set for tariff classification purposes, with the essential character imparted by the bed.
CBP rationale
The applicable subheading for the “bed in a box” will be 9403.50.9040, Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS), which provides for “Other furniture and parts thereof: Wooden furniture of a kind used in the bedroom: Other: Other, Beds.
Full text
N004211 December 18, 2006 CLA-2-94:RR:NC:SP:233 CATEGORY: Classification TARIFF NO.: 9403.50.9040 Mr. Brian Kavanaugh Deringer Logistics Consulting Group 1 Lincoln Blvd., Suite 225 Rouses Point, NY 12979 RE: The tariff classification of “bedroom in a box” from Canada. Dear Mr. Kavanaugh: In your letter dated December 5, 2006, on behalf of South Shore Industries Ltd., you requested a tariff classification ruling. The product is called “bed in a box” and is comprised of a wooden headboard, platform bed and two night tables. All of the pieces are sold and shipped in one box, set up for retail sale. You have submitted a photograph depicting the item with your request. The Explanatory Notes to the Harmonized Tariff System provide guidance in the interpretation of the Harmonized Commodity Description and Coding System at the international level. Explanatory Note X to GRI 3(b) provides that the term “goods put up in sets for retail sale” means goods that: (a) consist of at least two 2 different articles which are, prima facie, classifiable in different headings; (b) consist of articles put up together to meet a particular need or carry out a specific activity; and (c) are put up in a manner suitable for sale directly to users without repacking. Goods classifiable under GRI 3(b) are classified as if they consisted of the material or component which gives them their essential character, which may be determined by the nature of the material or component, its bulk, quantity, weight or value, or by the role of a constituent material in relation to the use of the article. The “bed in a box” is a set for tariff classification purposes, with the essential character imparted by the bed. The applicable subheading for the “bed in a box” will be 9403.50.9040, Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS), which provides for “Other furniture and parts thereof: Wooden furniture of a kind used in the bedroom: Other: Other, Beds.” 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 Lawrence Mushinske at 646-733-3036. Sincerely, Robert B. Swierupski Director, National Commodity Specialist Division
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