The tariff classification of automobile floor mats from China

N047574 December 29, 2008 CLA-2-57:OT:RR:E:NC:TA:349 CATEGORY: Classification TARIFF NO.: 5703.30.8030 Ms. Justine Bacani Mitsubishi Motors North America, Inc. 6400 Katella Avenue Cypress, CA 90630 RE: The tariff classification of automobile floor mats from China Dear Ms. Bacani: In your letter dated December 19, 2008 you requested a classification ruling. You submitted photographs and engineering sketches of a four piece automobile floor mat set referred to as part number MZ360242EX – FLOOR MATS. A sample was not submitted. The set consists of two front mats and two rear mats. The mats are shaped to cover the floor panels of a specific model automobile. You state that polypropylene yarns are tufted into a thermoplastic elastomer base backed with anti-slip nibs. All of the edges are bound. The applicable subheading for the floor mats will be 5703.30.8030, Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS), which provides for carpets and other textile floor coverings, tufted, whether or not made up: of other man-made textile materials: other… measuring not more than 5.25 m2 in area. The duty rate will be 6 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/. The floor mats fall within textile category 665. With the exception of certain products of China, quota/visa requirements are no longer applicable for merchandise which is the product of World Trade Organization (WTO) member countries. Quota and visa requirements are the result of international agreements that are subject to frequent renegotiations and changes. To obtain the most current information on quota and visa requirements applicable to this merchandise, we suggest you check, close to the time of shipment, the “Textile Status Report for Absolute Quotas” which is available on our web site at www.cbp.gov. For current information regarding possible textile safeguard actions on goods from China and related issues, we refer you to the web site of the Office of Textiles and Apparel of the Department of Commerce at otexa.ita.doc.gov. 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 John Hansen at (646) 733-3043. Sincerely, Robert B. Swierupski Director National Commodity Specialist Division