NY 869574
December 17 1991
CLA-2-96:S:N:N1:236 869574
Mr. William J. LeClair
Administrative & Regulatory Advisor
Trans-Border Customs Services, Inc.
One Trans Border Drive
P.O. Box 800
Champlain, NY 12919
RE: The tariff classification of a Scrunchie or Textile Ponytail
Holder from Canada.
Dear Mr. LeClair:
In your letter dated December 6, 1991, on behalf of your
client, Au Coton, you requested a tariff classification ruling.
The prospective import, a cotton ponytail holder or
scrunchie is composed of an elastic band totally covered by
cotton material.
The applicable subheading for the textile ponytail holder or
scrunchie will be 9615.19.6010, Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the
United States (HTS), which provides for other combs, hair-slides
and the like: of textile material. The duty rate will be 11
percent ad valorem.
This office is unable to advise you of the proper procedure
to obtain a Canadian Certificate of Eligibility. We suggest
contacting the proper Canadian authority (Imports and Exports).
Goods classifiable under subheading 9615.19.6010, HTS, which
have originated in the territory of Canada, will be entitled to a
7.7 percent ad valorem rate of duty under the United States-
Canada Free Trade Agreement (FTA) upon compliance with all
applicable regulations.
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