CLA-2-42:S:N:N6:341 803130
Ms. Ida G. Hansen
Pleasant Company
8400 Fairway Place
Middleton, WI 53562-0998
RE: The tariff classification of a fanny pack from China.
Dear Ms. Hansen:
In your letter dated October 5, 1994, you requested a
classification ruling for a fanny pack.
The sample submitted, no style number indicated, is a fanny
pack composed of 100 percent cotton canvas fabric. You have
indicated that the item will also be designed in a floral print of
100 percent cotton canvas. It is unlined and measures
approximately 9" x 4" x 2". The item features a webbed textile
strap designed to worn around the waist. The strap is secured by
means of a plastic buckle fastener. The fanny pack is secured by
means of a top textile zippered closure.
The applicable subheading for the fanny pack of 100 percent
cotton canvas fabric will be 4202.92.1500, Harmonized Tariff
Schedule of the United States (HTS), which provides for travel,
sports and similar bags, with outer surface of textile materials,
of vegetable fibers and not of pile or tufted construction, of
cotton. The duty rate will be 7.2 percent ad valorem.
Items classifiable under 4202.92.1500 fall within textile
category designation 369. As a product of China this merchandise
is subject to visa requirements and quota restraints based upon
international textile trade agreements.
The designated textile and apparel category may be subdivided
into parts. If so, visa and quota requirements applicable to the
subject merchandise may be affected. Since part categories are the
result of international bilateral agreements which are subject to
frequent renegotiations and changes, to obtain the most current
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information available, we suggest that you check, close to the time
of shipment, the Status Report On Current Import Quotas (Restraint
Levels), an internal issuance of the U.S. Customs Service, which is
available for inspection at your local Customs office.
This ruling is being issued under the provisions of Section
177 of the Customs Regulations (19 C.F.R. 177).
A copy of this ruling letter should be attached to the entry
documents filed at the time this merchandise is imported. If the
documents have been filed without a copy, this ruling should be
brought to the attention of the Customs officer handling the
transaction.
Sincerely,
Jean F. Maguire
Area Director
New York Seaport