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The tariff classification of a belt from China.
Issued January 26, 2010 by U.S. Customs and Border Protection.
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Tariff classification
HTS codes: 6217.10.9530
Headings: 6217
GRI rules applied: GRI 3
Product description
The sample will be returned to you. Style B8759C is a belt with a length of 22 inches of plastic material and 56 inches of woven man-made fiber fabric. The belt is 2 inches in width. Both the plastic and the textile fabric gird the waist. Neither the plastic nor the woven textile fabric component provides the essential character of the belt. Therefore, in accordance with General Rules of Interpretation, GRI 3c, the belt shall be classified which occurs last in numerical order among those which equally merit consideration. In this case, the heading is 6217, HTSUS.
CBP rationale
The applicable subheading for the belt, Style B8759C will be 6217.10.9530, Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS), which provides for "Other made up clothing accessories; parts of garments…Accessories: Other: Other: Of man-made fibers.
Full text
N089527 January 26, 2010 CLA-2-62:OT:RR:NC:TA:353 CATEGORY: Classification TARIFF NO.: 6217.10.9530 Ms. Jennifer Mosco Jones Apparel Group USA, Inc. 200 W. Rittenhouse Circle, Door #6 Bristol, Pennsylvania 19007 RE: The tariff classification of a belt from China. Dear Ms. Mosco: In your letter dated December 28, 2009, you requested a tariff classification ruling. The sample will be returned to you. Style B8759C is a belt with a length of 22 inches of plastic material and 56 inches of woven man-made fiber fabric. The belt is 2 inches in width. Both the plastic and the textile fabric gird the waist. Neither the plastic nor the woven textile fabric component provides the essential character of the belt. Therefore, in accordance with General Rules of Interpretation, GRI 3c, the belt shall be classified which occurs last in numerical order among those which equally merit consideration. In this case, the heading is 6217, HTSUS. The applicable subheading for the belt, Style B8759C will be 6217.10.9530, Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS), which provides for "Other made up clothing accessories; parts of garments…Accessories: Other: Other: Of man-made fibers." The duty rate will be 14.6 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/. 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 Kenneth Reidlinger at (646) 733-3053. Sincerely, Robert B. Swierupski Director National Commodity Specialist Division
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