CLA-2-85:OT:RR:NC:1:102
Ms. Colleen O’Shea-Moran
Darice Inc.
13000 Darice Parkway, Park 82
Strongsville, Ohio 44149
RE: The tariff classification of a 3D drawing pen from China.
Dear Ms. O’Shea-Moran:
In your letter dated November 20, 2013, on behalf of Lamrite West Inc., you requested a tariff classification ruling. A representative sample was submitted with your request and will be returned to you.
The product to be imported is the 3Doodler, a 3D drawing pen. This pen comes with a power adapter, 2 packs of ABS (acrylonitrile butadiene styrene) plastic monofilaments and 2 packs of PLA (polylactic acid) plastic monofilaments. For purposes of this reply, it is assumed that the styrene predominates by weight over each single monomer in the ABS copolymer. Imported in various colors, these monofilaments measure approximately 3 mm in diameter and 25 cm in length. Once the 3Doodler is heated and the monofilament is loaded into the pen, the user presses and holds down the button for the desired speed and plastic is extruded through the pen’s tip.
The applicable subheading for the 3Doodler will be 8516.79.0000, Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS), which provides for electric instantaneous or storage water heaters and immersion heaters; electric space heating apparatus and soil heating apparatus; electrothermic hairdressing apparatus (for example, hair dryers, hair curlers, curling tong heaters) and hand dryers; electric flatirons; other electrothermic appliances of a kind used for domestic purposes; electric heating resistors, other than those of heading 8545; parts thereof, other electrothermic appliances, other. The rate of duty will be 2.7 percent ad valorem.
The applicable subheading for the monofilaments, when imported separately, will be 3916.90.3000, HTSUS, which provides for monofilament of which any cross-sectional dimension exceeds 1 mm, rod, sticks, profile shapes, whether or not surface-worked but not otherwise worked, of plastics: of other plastics: other: other: monofilament. The general rate of duty will be 6.5 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 J. Sheridan at (646) 733-3012.
Sincerely,
Gwenn Klein Kirschner
Acting Director
National Commodity Specialist Division