CLA-2-73:RR:NC:N1:113 D82866
3926.90.9880
Mr. Peter Kryzniak
Warmandry International
P.O. Box 337
Chetek, WI 54728
RE: The tariff classification of mouse traps from Australia and
Fiji
Dear Mr. Kryzniak:
In your letter dated September 15, 1998, you requested a
tariff classification ruling.
The merchandise is a mouse trap and a rat trap made of
plastic and steel. You have requested the classification of the
articles imported both assembled and packaged, and imported in
parts for assembly and packaging in the United States. The
Intruda Rat Trap is a traditional trap with a steel wire snap
mechanism and a plastic base. The Safe'N'Sure mouse trap is a
plastic trap with a plastic trip and a steel spring.
The applicable subheading for the traps will be
7323.99.9060, Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States
(HTS), which provides for table, kitchen or other household
articles, of iron or steel, other, other, not coated or plated
with precious metal, other, other, other. The rate of duty will
be 3.4 percent ad valorem.
The parts of the mouse trap include a helical, continuous,
steel spring, two plastic jaws, and a trip mechanism. The parts
of the rat trap include a plastic base, a 2-piece spring with a
wire connector, and a hold-down wire.
The applicable subheading for the helical spring will be
7320.20.5020, Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States
(HTS), which provides for springs and leaves for springs, of iron
or steel, helical springs, other, helical springs, of wire having
a cross-sectional dimension of less than 5.1 mm, other. The rate
of duty will be 4.3 percent ad valorem.
The applicable subheading for the 2-piece spring will be
7320.90.5020, Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States
(HTS), which provides for springs and leaves for springs, of iron
or steel, other, other, of wire, other. The rate of duty will be
3.5 percent ad valorem.
The applicable subheading for the hold-down wire will be
7323.99.9060, Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States
(HTS), which provides for table, kitchen or other household
articles, of iron or steel, other, other, not coated or plated
with precious metal, other, other, other. The rate of duty will
be 3.4 percent ad valorem.
The applicable subheading for the plastic parts will be
3926.90.9880, Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States
(HTS), which provides for other articles of plastics, other. The
rate of duty will be 5.3 percent ad valorem.
Articles classifiable under subheading 7323.99.9060,
3926.90.9880, 7320.20.5020 and 7320.90.5020, HTS, which are
products of Fiji are entitled to duty free treatment under the
Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) upon compliance with
all applicable regulations. However, the GSP expired June 30,
1998 and has not been extended. Congress may choose to renew GSP
retroactively. In that case, the GSP provision cited herein may
apply retroactively.
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
Chief, Metals & Machinery Branch
National Commodity
Specialist Division