The tariff classification of a molded plastic collapsible bottle carrier from China

N264767 June 16, 2015 CLA-2-39:OT:RR:NC:N4:422 CATEGORY: Classification TARIFF NO.: 3926.90.9995 Ms. Carol Robertson Carmichael International Service 533 Glendale Boulevard Los Angeles, CA 90026 RE: The tariff classification of a molded plastic collapsible bottle carrier from China Dear Ms. Robertson: In your letter dated May 13, 2015, on behalf of California Innovations Inc., you requested a tariff classification ruling. The submitted sample is identified as a Bottle Hugger. As you requested the sample will be returned to you. This item is a bottle carrier that is made of compression molded flexible heat resistant silicone plastic material that is designed in the shape of a flat circle with an intricate lattice-like mesh pattern of cuts around a flat round center. When in use, the center of the hugger acts as a base and support for a bottle while the outer perimeter of the item can be used as handles that can be pulled upward so that the lattice patterned cut material will surround the bottle like a form fitted basket as the bottle is carried to a party or other social event. The hugger is imported in various colors and it can act as a decorative wrapping for the bottle as the perimeter of the item can be tied in a bow-like manner around the top of the bottle when the hugger is fitted around the bottle. When the bottle hugger is not in use, it can be collapsed back to a flat form for convenient storage or it can be used as a flat trivet to protect counter or table surfaces from a hot pot or pan that can be placed on it. You have suggested that this item is correctly classified in subheading 3926.90.9980. Please be advised that effective January 1, 2015, your suggested subheading has been discontinued and has been replaced by subheading 3926.90.9995. The applicable subheading for the Bottle Hugger will be 3926.90.9995, Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS), which provides for other articles of plastics…: other: other…other. The duty rate will be 5.3 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 Gary Kalus at [email protected]. Sincerely, Gwenn Klein Kirschner Director National Commodity Specialist Division