The tariff classification of telescoping poles from China

N244207 August 13, 2013 CLA-2-76:OT:RR:NC:N1:113 CATEGORY: Classification TARIFF NO.: 7616.99.5090 Mr. William Gridley Vico Plastics Inc. N2885 County Road Z Dousman, WI 53118 RE: The tariff classification of telescoping poles from China Dear Mr. Gridley: In your letter dated July 18, 2013, you requested a tariff classification ruling. Photographs of the subject poles were provided for our review. The articles under consideration are identified in your letter as assembled telescoping mooring poles, part numbers X96-A1, X70-A1/A2, X59-A1/A2, X47-A1/A2 and X28-A1/A2. The poles are made of extruded aluminum. The subject poles are used to support boat covers and tops when stored and trailered to keep rain and snow from puddling, damaging and sinking the boat. The pole telescopes to lengths from 18 inches to 96 inches. The adjust collar features a flip lock. You indicate in your letter, that the poles are also assembled for use with paint rollers and squeegee handles.  The applicable subheading for the telescoping poles will be 7616.99.5090, Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS), which provides for other articles of aluminum, other, other, other, other, other, other. The rate of duty will be 2.5 percent ad valorem. The merchandise in question may be subject to antidumping duties or countervailing duties (AD/CVD). Written decisions regarding the scope of AD/CVD orders are issued by the Import Administration in the Department of Commerce and are separate from tariff classification and origin rulings issued by Customs and Border Protection. You can contact them at http://www.trade.gov/ia/ (click on “Contact Us”). For your information, you can view a list of current AD/CVD cases at the United States International Trade Commission website at http://www.usitc.gov (click on “Antidumping and countervailing duty investigations”), and you can search AD/CVD deposit and liquidation messages using the AD/CVD Search tool at http://addcvd.cbp.gov/. 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 Ann Taub at (646) 733-3018. Sincerely, Deborah C. Marinucci Acting Director National Commodity Specialist Division