CLA-2-39:S:N:N6:221 898313
9502.99.3000
Ms. Roxane Semerad
Norman G. Jensen, Inc.
3050 Metro Drive, Suite 300
Minneapolis, Minnesota 55425
RE: The tariff classification of plastic shampoo bottles and caps
from China.
Dear Ms. Semerad:
In your letter dated May 18, 1994, on behalf of Minnetonka
Brands, Inc., you requested a tariff classification ruling.
The plastic shampoo bottles will be imported in the forms of
various "Muppet" characters, among them Big Bird, Cookie Monster,
Bert, Ernie, Elmo and Prairie Dawn. Each container is
approximately 8 1/2 inches in height. Some shipments will include
the entire shampoo bottles; other shipments will consist of only
the heads, bodies or caps. As you requested, the sample is being
returned.
The applicable subheading for the Big Bird, Cookie Monster and
Elmo plastic shampoo bottles, when imported complete or as
individual bodies separate from the heads, will be 3923.30.0090,
Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTS), which
provides for articles for the conveyance or packing of goods, of
plastics....carboys, bottles, flasks and similar articles, other.
The rate of duty will be 3 percent ad valorem.
The applicable subheading for the Big Bird, Cookie Monster and
Elmo plastic heads, when imported separately from the bodies, will
be 3926.90.9590, HTS, which provides for other articles of
plastics, other. The rate of duty will be 5.3 percent ad valorem.
The applicable subheading for the Bert, Ernie and Prairie Dawn
shampoo bottles, when imported in their complete condition, will
be 9502.10.4000, HTS, which provides for dolls representing only
human beings and parts and accessories thereof: other: not over 33
cm in height. The rate of duty will be 12 percent ad valorem.
The applicable subheading for the Bert, Ernie and Prairie Dawn
heads and bodies, when imported separately from each other, will
be 9502.99.3000, HTS, which provides for dolls representing only
human beings, parts and accessories thereof: other, other. The
rate of duty will be 12 percent ad valorem.
The applicable subheading for the plastic caps, when imported
separately, will be 3923.50.0000, HTS, which provides for stoppers,
lids, caps and other closures, of plastics. The rate of duty will
be 5.3 percent ad valorem.
Importations of this product might be subject to the
provisions of Section 133 of the Customs Regulations if they copy
or simulate a trademark, tradename or copyright registered with the
United States Customs Service.
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