CLA-2-58:OT:RR:NC:N3:350
Mr. David Prata
OHL International, Inc.
at CVS Health
Mail Code 1049
One CVS Drive
Woonsocket, RI 02895
RE: The tariff classification of assorted woven ribbons from China
Dear Mr. Prata:
In your letter dated June 17, 2015, you requested a tariff classification ruling on behalf of CVS Health. With your letter you submitted four assorted samples. These samples are being returned at your request, less those portions destroyed in testing or retained for file purposes.
These ribbons are said to comprise CVS Item Number 631156 Premium Ribbon-Chalkboard.
You state that they will be imported and sold during the 2015 Christmas season, and are in various decorative colors and patterns. However, the subject merchandise is not classified as a festive article. The stated fiber content of the individual ribbon styles is as follows:
Styles IG77909, IG77910 and IG77911 are said to be composed of 95% polyester yarn and 5% wire. Your letter and samples indicate that the ribbons below are manufactured on a ribbon-making machine and have woven edges, containing wire.
The applicable subheading for Styles IG77909, IG77910 and IG77911 will be 5806.32.1020, Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS), which provides for … other narrow woven fabrics, of man-made fibers, ribbons, …, of polyester, with woven selvedge, containing wire in the selvedge. The rate of duty will be 6 percent ad valorem.
Style IG77912 is said to be composed of 95% jute and 5% wire. The sample and correspondence subsequent to your original submission indicate that this style is cut from a larger piece of woven fabric and has sewn edges containing wire.
The applicable subheading for Style IG77912 will be 5806.39.2000, HTSUS, which provides for … other narrow woven fabrics, of other textile materials: of vegetable fibers, except cotton. The rate of duty will be 4.9 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/.
The merchandise in question may be subject to antidumping duties or countervailing duties. 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. You can contact them at http://www.trade.gov/ia/ (click on “Contact Us”). You can view a list of current AD/CVD cases at the United States International Trade Commission website at http://www.usitc.gov (click on “Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Investigations” under “Popular Topics”). You can search AD/CVD deposit and liquidation messages using the AD/CVD Search tool at http://addcvd.cbp.gov/
This ruling is being issued under the provisions of Part 177 of the Customs Regulations (19 C.F.R. 177).
This ruling is being issued under the assumption that the subject goods, in their condition as imported into the United States, conform to the facts and the description as set forth both in the ruling request and in this ruling. In the event that the facts or merchandise are modified in any way, you should bring this to the attention of Customs and you should resubmit for a new ruling in accordance with 19 CFR 177.2. You should also be aware that the material facts described in the foregoing ruling may be subject to periodic verification by Customs.
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 Maribeth Dunajski at maribeth.dunajski @cbp.dhs.gov.
Sincerely,
Gwenn K. Kirschner
Director
National Commodity Specialist Division