The tariff classification of a children’s table and chairs set from China.

NY R00558 July 19, 2004 CLA-2-94:RR:NC:SP:233 R00558 CATEGORY: Classification TARIFF NO.: 9403.70.8010 Mr. Donald Butler The Little Tikes Company 2180 Barlow Rd. Hudson, OH 44236 RE: The tariff classification of a children’s table and chairs set from China. Dear Mr. Butler: In your letter dated July 12, 2004, you requested a tariff classification ruling. The merchandise to be imported consists of a children’s table and two chairs made of molded plastic. The complete set weighs 13 pounds. You have submitted photographs of the table and chairs with your request. The Explanatory Notes to the Harmonized Tariff System provide guidance in the interpretation of the Harmonized Commodity Description and Coding System at the international level. Explanatory Note X to GRI 3(b) provides that the term “goods put up in sets for retail sale” means goods that: (a) consist of at least two 2 different articles which are, prima facie, classifiable in different headings; (b) consist of articles put up together to meet a particular need or carry out a specific activity; and (c) are put up in a manner suitable for sale directly to users without repacking. Goods classifiable under GRI 3(b) are classified as if they consisted of the material or component which gives them their essential character, which may be determined by the nature of the material or component, its bulk, quantity, weight or value, or by the role of a constituent material in relation to the use of the article. GRI 3(c) provides that when goods cannot be classified by reference to GRI 3(a) or 3(b), they are to be classified in the heading that occurs last in numerical order among those which equally merit consideration. The children’s table and chairs are considered to be a set for tariff classification purposes. No single component imparts the essential character, so the set will be classified in accordance with GRI 3(c). In this set, the heading for the table appears last in numerical order among the competing headings which equally merit consideration. The applicable subheading for the children’s table and chairs set will be 9403.70.8010, Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTS), which provides for “Other furniture and parts thereof: Furniture of plastics: Other, Household.” The rate of duty will be free. 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 Lawrence Mushinske at 646-733-3036. Sincerely, Robert B. Swierupski Director, National Commodity Specialist Division