CLA-2-83:RR:NC:MM:113 C83045
Ms. Jeri Biglow
Marlowe & Company, Inc.
P.O. Box 90459
Los Angeles, CA 90009
RE: The tariff classification of a stationery kit from China
Dear Ms. Biglow:
In your letter dated January 7, 1998, on behalf of CBB Group,
Inc., you requested a tariff classification ruling.
The merchandise is a stationery kit (item number 68108)
containing paper clips, thumb tacks, push pins and rubber bands.
In the opinion of this office, the stationery kit is a set without
an essential character. Therefore, based upon General Rule of
Interpretation 3(c), the set will be classified under the heading
which occurs last in numerical order.
The applicable subheading for the stationery kit will be
8305.90.3010, Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States
(HTS), which provides for paper clips, wholly of wire. The rate of
duty will be 0.8 percent ad valorem.
Paper clips from China may be subject to antidumping duties.
Before you import, we recommend that you contact the International
Trade Commission at:
Office of Antidumping Investigations
Import Administration
International Trade Administration
U.S. Department of Commerce
14th Street and Constitution Ave., N.W.
Washington, DC 20230
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 James Smyth at 212-466-2084.
Sincerely,
Robert B. Swierupski
Director
National Commodity
Specialist Division