The tariff classification of two decorative trims from China

N257855 November 5, 2014 CLA-2-56:OT:RR:NC:N3:351 CATEGORY: Classification TARIFF NO.: 5609.00.3000, 5806.10.2800 Ms. Alina Vornicu Cousin Corporation of America 12333 Enterprise Boulevard Largo, FL 33773 RE: The tariff classification of two decorative trims from China Dear Ms. Vornicu: In your letter dated September 17, 2014, you requested a tariff classification ruling. Samples requested by this office were included in your follow-up dated October 3, 2014. You submitted two samples of decorative trims that you indicate will be sold for jewelry-making, decorating, and crafts. The first sample, identified as item #34780109, is a length of nylon cord with 1mm glass beads that have been machine-strung onto a cord; that cord is then twisted and braided into cordage. Ten meters of the beaded cordage will be sold at retail wound on a printed card. The applicable subheading for item #34780109, glass beaded cordage, will be 5609.00.3000, Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States ( HTSUS), which provides for articles of yarn, twine, cordage, rope or cables, not elsewhere specified or included: Of man-made fibers. The rate of duty will be 2.9% ad valorem The second sample is item #34780071, a length of narrow woven pile fabric that measures 1/2” in width and one meter in length. You state that the stretchable fabric strip is made of 70% nylon and 30% polyvinylchloride. The item will be sold at retail, wound on a printed card. The applicable subheading for item #34780071, narrow woven pile fabric, will be 5806.10.2800, HTSUS, which provides for … narrow fabrics, woven pile fabrics, of man-made fibers, other than fastener tapes. The rate of duty will be 8.4% 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 samples 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 [email protected]. Sincerely, Gwenn Klein Kirschner Director National Commodity Specialist Division