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The tariff classification of pill holders from China
Issued May 5, 2006 by U.S. Customs and Border Protection.
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Tariff classification
HTS codes: 7419.99.1500, 3926.90.9880
Product description
The merchandise consists of three styles of pill holders. Item number 465500 is a nitroglycerine pill case. It is a small, cylindrical-shaped, nickel-plated brass container. Item number 341684 is a deluxe pill fob on a key ring. It is a small, round case made of nickel-plated brass with a removable cover. Attached to the cover is a steel split wire ring. The last item is number 341688, a deluxe nitro-fresh pill fob on a key ring. The case is made of rigid molded plastic with a removable lid. Attached to the lid is a steel split wire ring. All three pill containers are of a size suitable to be carried in a pocket or handbag.
CBP rationale
The applicable subheading for the brass pill cases (item numbers 341684 and 465500) will be 7419.99.1500, Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS), which provides for other articles of copper, other, other, containers of a kind normally carried on the person, in the pocket or in the handbag. The applicable subheading for the plastic pill case (item number 341688) will be 3926.90.9880, Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS), which provides for other articles of plastics, other, other, other.
Full text
NY R03709 May 5, 2006 CLA-2-73:RR:NC:N1:113 R03709 CATEGORY: Classification TARIFF NO.: 7419.99.1500; 3926.90.9880 Ms. Una Gauthier Barthco International, Inc. 2200Broening Highway, Suite 200 Baltimore, MD 21224 RE: The tariff classification of pill holders from China Dear Ms. Gauthier: In your letter dated April 11, 2006, on behalf of CVS Pharmacy, you requested a tariff classification ruling. The merchandise consists of three styles of pill holders. Item number 465500 is a nitroglycerine pill case. It is a small, cylindrical-shaped, nickel-plated brass container. Item number 341684 is a deluxe pill fob on a key ring. It is a small, round case made of nickel-plated brass with a removable cover. Attached to the cover is a steel split wire ring. The last item is number 341688, a deluxe nitro-fresh pill fob on a key ring. The case is made of rigid molded plastic with a removable lid. Attached to the lid is a steel split wire ring. All three pill containers are of a size suitable to be carried in a pocket or handbag. The applicable subheading for the brass pill cases (item numbers 341684 and 465500) will be 7419.99.1500, Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS), which provides for other articles of copper, other, other, containers of a kind normally carried on the person, in the pocket or in the handbag. The rate of duty will be 3 percent ad valorem. The applicable subheading for the plastic pill case (item number 341688) will be 3926.90.9880, Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS), which provides for other articles of plastics, other, other, other. The rate of duty 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 James Smyth at 646-733-3018. Sincerely, Robert B. Swierupski Director, National Commodity Specialist Division
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