CLA-2-39:OT:RR:NC:N4:421

Mr. Bernard D. Liberati
Morris Freidman & Company
P.O. Box 1550
1153 Marlkress Road
Cherry Hill, NJ 08003

RE: The tariff classification of plastic hammers from Germany

Dear Mr. Liberati:

In your letter dated August 9, 2013, on behalf of Anglo American, you requested a tariff classification ruling.

Descriptive literature was included with your request. Item Hazet 1953-50 is a hammer with a polyvinyl chloride (PVC) plastic head. Item Hazet 1959-3 is a bumping mallet style hammer with a PVC plastic head.

The applicable subheading for the Hazet PVC head hammer and the Hazet PVC head bumping mallet style hammer will be 3926.90.9980, Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS), which provides for other articles of plastics, other. The rate of duty will be 5.3 percent ad valorem.

Duty rates are provided for your convenience and are subject to change. The text of the most recent HTSUS and the accompanying duty rates are provided on World Wide Web at http://www.usitc.gov/tata/hts/.

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 Joan Mazzola at (646) 733-3023.

Sincerely,

Myles B. Harmon
Acting Director
National Commodity Specialist Division