CLA-2-39:S:N:N6:221 804916
Ms. Karen Quintana
New Wave Transport (U.S.A.), Inc.
2417 E. Carson Street
Long Beach, CA 90810
RE: The tariff classification of plastic bags from Taiwan, China
or Hong Kong.
Dear Ms. Quintana:
In your letter dated December 1, 1994, on behalf of Inscon
Group, Inc., you requested a tariff classification ruling.
The samples are T-shirt style shopping bags, of plastics,
with heat sealed edges.
The applicable subheading for the shopping bags, when made
of polymers of ethylene, will be 3923.21.0090, Harmonized Tariff
Schedule of the United States (HTS), which provides for articles
for the conveyance or packing of goods, of plastics, sacks and
bags, of polymers of ethylene, other. The rate of duty will be 3
percent ad valorem.
The applicable subheading for the shopping bags, when made
of polymers other than ethylene, will be 3923.29.0000, HTS, which
provides for articles for the conveyance or packing of goods, of
plastics, sacks and bags, of other plastics. The rate of duty
will be 3 percent ad valorem.
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