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The tariff classification of cordage from China
Issued March 19, 2014 by U.S. Customs and Border Protection.
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Tariff classification
HTS codes: 5607.50.4000
Headings: 5607
Product description
You submitted a sample with your first letter but we needed further information, which you have now supplied. You submitted a sample of Item 65017243. It is 10 meters of a 100% nylon cord wound around a card.
CBP rationale
The applicable subheading for Item 65017243 will be 5607.50.4000, Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States Annotated (HTSUSA), which provides for twine, cordage, ropes and cables, whether or not plaited or braided … of other synthetic fibers; other.
Full text
N250969 March 19, 2014 CLA-2-56:OT:RR:NC:N3:351 CATEGORY: Classification TARIFF NO.: 5607.50.4000 Bryan Espinosa Cousin Corporation of America 12333 Enterprise Blvd. Largo, FL 33773 RE: The tariff classification of cordage from China Dear Mr. Espinosa: In your letters dated Jan. 6 and March 3, 2014, you requested a tariff classification ruling. You submitted a sample with your first letter but we needed further information, which you have now supplied. You submitted a sample of Item 65017243. It is 10 meters of a 100% nylon cord wound around a card. You state that it is “twisted by a braiding machine.” We believe that it is a braided cord. The applicable subheading for Item 65017243 will be 5607.50.4000, Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States Annotated (HTSUSA), which provides for twine, cordage, ropes and cables, whether or not plaited or braided … of other synthetic fibers; other. The rate of duty will be 3.6% 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 sample will be returned. 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 Mitchel Bayer at (646) 733-3102. Sincerely, Gwenn Klein Kirschner Acting Director National Commodity Specialist Division
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