CLA-2-12:S:N:N7:231 805122
Ms. Karen Quintana
New Wave Transport (USA), Inc.
2417 East Carson Street
Long Beach, CA 90810
RE: The tariff classification of growing grass dolls from Hong
Kong, Taiwan, and China.
Dear Ms. Quintana:
In your letter, dated December 8, 1994, you have requested a
tariff classification ruling on behalf of your client, Concord
Trading, El Monte, CA.
The product, which is called a "plant baby," is a growing grass doll.
The item has a plastic body and a head of cork. Bermuda grass seed has been
inserted into the head of the doll. After the doll head has been immersed in
water, kept wet, and a week has elapsed, Bermuda grass will begin to grow on
it.
The applicable subheading for the "plant baby" will be 1209.29.0026,
Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTS), which provides for
seeds, fruits and spores, of a kind used for sowing, seeds of forage plants,
other than beet seed, other, Bermuda grass for sowing, other. The rate of
duty will be free.
Additional requirements may be imposed on this product by the United
States Department of Agriculture. You may contact the USDA at:
United States Department of Agriculture
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
1201 Corbin Street
Elizabeth, NJ 07201
This ruling is being issued under the provisions of Section 177 of the
Customs Regulations (19 C.F.R. 177.
A copy of this ruling letter should be attached to the entry documents
filed at the time this merchandise is imported. If the documents have been
filed without a copy, this ruling should be brought to the attention of the
Customs officer handling the transaction.
Sincerely,
Jean F. Maguire
Area Director
New York Seaport