The tariff classification of a Ming Entertainment Cabinet from China.
Issued August 6, 2004 by U.S. Customs and Border Protection.
Tariff classification
HTS codes: 9403.50.9080
Headings: 9403
Product description
The merchandise to be imported is identified as a Ming Entertainment Cabinet, No. 17-071-1. The item is styled in the fashion of 16th Century Chinese originals, with a rectangular top over a pair of long doors mounted with paktong metal hardware over a long storage drawer. The cabinet will house a variety of home entertainment applications. It is crafted in coarse-grained hardwood solids, decorated in antique black painted finish with red undertones.
CBP rationale
The applicable subheading for the Ming Entertainment Cabinet will be 9403.50.9080, Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTS), which provides for “Other furniture and parts thereof: Wooden furniture of a kind used in the bedroom: Other: Other, Other.
Full text
NY R00645 August 6, 2004 CLA-2-94:RR:NC:SP:233 R00645 CATEGORY: Classification TARIFF NO.: 9403.50.9080 Mr. Richard S. Derian Baker Knapp & Tubbs 1661 Monroe Ave. NW Grand Rapids, MI 49505 RE: The tariff classification of a Ming Entertainment Cabinet from China. Dear Mr. Derian: In your letter dated July 29, 2004, you requested a tariff classification ruling. The merchandise to be imported is identified as a Ming Entertainment Cabinet, No. 17-071-1. The item is styled in the fashion of 16th Century Chinese originals, with a rectangular top over a pair of long doors mounted with paktong metal hardware over a long storage drawer. The cabinet will house a variety of home entertainment applications. It is crafted in coarse-grained hardwood solids, decorated in antique black painted finish with red undertones. The applicable subheading for the Ming Entertainment Cabinet will be 9403.50.9080, Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTS), which provides for “Other furniture and parts thereof: Wooden furniture of a kind used in the bedroom: Other: Other, Other.” The rate of duty will be free. The merchandise in question may be subject to antidumping duties or countervailing duties. A list of AD/CVD proceedings at the Department of Commerce (DOC) and their product coverage can be obtained from the DOC website at: http://ia.ita.doc.gov, or you may write to them at the U.S. Department of Commerce, International Trade Administration, Office of Antidumping Compliance, 14th Street and Constitution Avenue, N.W. Washington, DC 20230. Written decisions regarding the scope of AD/CVD orders are issued by the Import Administration in the Department of Commerce and are separate from tariff classification and origin rulings issued by Customs and Border Protection. 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
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