The tariff classification of a CLA with extra USB plug and a CLA DC and AC charger from China

N045236 December 24, 2008 CLA-2-85:OT:RR:E:NC:N1:109 CATEGORY: Classification TARIFF NO.: 8504.40.9580 Mr. Marc George Engelhardt Director Supply Chain Operations Speck Products, Inc. 227 Forest Avenue San Francisco, CA 94301 RE: The tariff classification of a CLA with extra USB plug and a CLA DC and AC charger from China Dear Mr. Engelhardt: In your letter dated November 21, 2008, you requested a tariff classification ruling. The merchandise subject to this ruling is a CLA with extra USB plug and a CLA DC and AC Charger. The first item subject to this ruling is the CLA with extra USB plug. This item allows the user to provide power to their GPS device while also charging its battery via the car’s cigarette lighter outlet. The extra USB Plug enables the CLA to adapt to powering/charging the battery of other consumer electronic devices such as Bluetooth headsets or cell phones in a car via the car’s cigarette lighter outlet. The second item subject to this ruling is the CLA DC and AC charger. It is a cigarette lighter adapter to provide power to GPS devices while also charging the battery via the cars cigarette lighter outlet. It also includes a two-prong plug for powering and charging the battery of GPS devices from a standard AC power outlet. The applicable subheading for the Charger, CLA with extra USB plug and the CLA DC and AC charger will be 8504.40.9580, Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS), which provides for Electrical transformers, static converters (for example rectifiers) and inductors; parts thereof: Static converters: Other: Other.” The rate of duty will be 1.5% 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 Linda M. Hackett at 646-733-3015. Sincerely, Robert B. Swierupski Director National Commodity Specialist Division