CLA-2-46:S:N:N6:349 881472
Ms. Purificacion Abustan
Homemaker Industries, Inc.
295 Fifth Avenue
New York, NY 10016
RE: The tariff classification of a maize rug from China.
Dear Ms. Abustan:
In your letter dated December 21, 1992, you requested a
tariff classification ruling.
The submitted sample is a mat of plaiting materials. The
maize rug is rectangular and measures approximately 22 inches by
34 inches. The mat is composed of braided maize bound together by
cord to form squares. Six of the approximately 11 inch squares
are bound together to form the mat.
The applicable subheading for the maize rug will be
4601.20.8000, Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States
(HTS), which provides for plaits and similar products of
plaiting materials, whether or not assembled into strips;
plaiting materials, plaits and similar products of plaiting
materials, bound together in parallel strands or woven, in sheet
form, whether or not being finished articles (for example, mats,
matting, screens): mats, matting and screens of vegetable
materials: other: floor coverings. The rate of duty will be 3.2
percent ad valorem.
The submitted sample is not marked with its country of
origin. Section 134.11 of the Customs Regulations (19 C.F.R.
134.11) provides in part:
Unless excepted by law...every article of foreign
origin (or
its container) imported into the U.S. shall be marked
in a
conspicuous place as legibly, indelibly, and
permanently as
the nature of the article (or container) will permit,
in such
a manner as to indicate to an ultimate purchaser in the
U.S.
the English name of the country of origin of the
article, at
the time of importation into the Customs territory of
the U.S.
You have asked if a visa is required for this item. Articles
made from vegetable materials which are classifiable as plaiting
materials in heading 4601, HTS, are not currently subject to
international trade agreements and are therefore not subject to
visa requirements.
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