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The tariff classification of stretcher bars from China
Issued August 6, 2010 by U.S. Customs and Border Protection.
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Tariff classification
HTS codes: 7616.99.5090
Headings: 7616
Product description
The merchandise is identified in your letter as stretcher bars. Each item at issue consists of an aluminum profile, a 25 mm or a 40 mm deep pine wood bar, and a silicone string. You indicate that the wood bar will be attached to the aluminum profile. The stretcher bars will be imported into the United States in nine foot bar lengths. After importation into the United Sates, the nine foot bar lengths will be cut to various sizes and assembled into stretcher bar frames for fine art painting.
CBP rationale
The applicable subheading for the aluminum stretcher bars will be 7616.99.5090, Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS), which provides for other articles of aluminum, other…other.
Full text
N115058 August 6, 2010 CLA-2-76:OT:RR:NC:N1:113 CATEGORY: Classification TARIFF NO.: 7616.99.5090 Mr. Ron van den Brink Lizara Freezone N.V. Frankrijkstraat 13 Oranjestad, Aruba RE: The tariff classification of stretcher bars from China Dear Mr. van den Brink: In your letter dated June 24, 2010, you requested a tariff classification ruling on stretcher bars. A sample of the subject item was submitted for our review. The merchandise is identified in your letter as stretcher bars. Each item at issue consists of an aluminum profile, a 25 mm or a 40 mm deep pine wood bar, and a silicone string. You indicate that the wood bar will be attached to the aluminum profile. The stretcher bars will be imported into the United States in nine foot bar lengths. After importation into the United Sates, the nine foot bar lengths will be cut to various sizes and assembled into stretcher bar frames for fine art painting. The applicable subheading for the aluminum stretcher bars will be 7616.99.5090, Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS), which provides for other articles of aluminum, other…other. The general rate of duty will be 2.5 percent ad valorem. Duty rates 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 Ann Taub at 646-733-3018. Sincerely, Robert B. Swierupski Director National Commodity Specialist Division
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