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The tariff classification of a visor from China.
Issued December 27, 2013 by U.S. Customs and Border Protection.
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Tariff classification
HTS codes: 6504.00.3000
Headings: 6504
Product description
You submitted a sample, identified as a Raffia and Canvas Visor, style number 3700130. The visor has a peak constructed of 100% raffia straw sewn in strips and capped with cotton fabric. The bill is sewn to the visor’s headband, which is covered in cotton fabric. The right side of the visor also features a small metal embellishment depicting the sun.
CBP rationale
The applicable subheading for style number 3700130 will be 6504.00.3000, Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS), which provides for "Hats and other headgear, plaited or made by assembling strips of any material, whether or not lined or trimmed: Of vegetable fibers, of unspun fibrous vegetable materials, of paper yarn or of any combination thereof: Sewed.
Full text
N248678 December 27, 2013 CLA-2-65 OT:RR:NC:N3:353 CATEGORY: Classification TARIFF NO.: 6504.00.3000 Ms. Debra Dudzinski LF Accessories Group, LLC 350 5th Avenue 9th Floor New York, NY 10118 RE: The tariff classification of a visor from China. Dear Ms. Dudzinski: In your letter dated December 4, 2013, you requested a tariff classification ruling. You submitted a sample, identified as a Raffia and Canvas Visor, style number 3700130. The visor has a peak constructed of 100% raffia straw sewn in strips and capped with cotton fabric. The bill is sewn to the visor’s headband, which is covered in cotton fabric. The right side of the visor also features a small metal embellishment depicting the sun. The applicable subheading for style number 3700130 will be 6504.00.3000, Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS), which provides for "Hats and other headgear, plaited or made by assembling strips of any material, whether or not lined or trimmed: Of vegetable fibers, of unspun fibrous vegetable materials, of paper yarn or of any combination thereof: Sewed." The rate of duty 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/. 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 Kimberly Praino at (646) 733-3053. Sincerely, Gwenn Klein Kirschner Acting Director National Commodity Specialist Division
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