CLA-2-34:OT:RR:NC:2:236
Mr. David Prata
OHL International at CVS Health
Mail Code 1049
1 CVS Drive
Woonsocket, RI 02895
RE: The tariff classification of two cleaning wipes from China
Dear Mr. Prata:
In your ruling request received November 5, 2015, you requested a tariff classification ruling on behalf of your client, CVS Health, on two cleaning wipes. Samples of the two products have been submitted for review and will be returned as requested.
You describe the first product as “Cupholder Wipes” (item number 263636) imported in a round, plastic, dispensing canister, containing twenty-five 6” x 5” wipes. You describe the second product as “Basic Baby Wipes” (item number 822636) imported in a round, plastic, dispensing canister, containing one hundred and forty 7” x 6” wipes. Both wipes are made of plain, spunlace, nonwoven fabric coated with a soap-free proprietary cleaning liquid that includes non-aromatic surfactants. The essential character of both wipes is imparted by the saturating cleaning solution, while the wipes act as a carrier for the solution.
The applicable subheading for both cleaning wipes will be 3402.20.5100, Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS), which provides for Organic surface-active agents (other than soap); surface-active preparations, washing preparations (including auxiliary washing preparations) and cleaning preparations, whether or not containing soap, other than those of heading 3401: Preparations put up for retail sale: Other. The general rate of duty will be free.
This merchandise may be subject to the requirements of the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA), which are administered by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Information on the TSCA can be obtained by contacting the EPA at 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W., Mail Code 70480, Washington, D.C., by telephone at (202) 554-1404, or by visiting their website at www.epa.gov.
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 Nuccio Fera at [email protected].
Sincerely,
Gwenn Klein Kirschner
Director
National Commodity Specialist Division