CLA-2-69:RR:NC:GI:227 A87554
Mr. Donald F. Wright
Excel Importing Corporation
99 Quentin Roosevelt Blvd.
Garden City, NY 11530-4818
RE: The tariff classification of stoneware dinnerware from China.
Dear Mr. Wright:
In your letter dated September 9, 1996, you requested a tariff
classification ruling.
The merchandise at issue is stoneware dinnerware that is
identified as in the White Christmas pattern. The information submitted
indicates that the pattern is principally for household use and is "available in
specified sets" in accordance with Chapter 69, additional U.S. note 6(b) of the
Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States, with an aggregate value of
$57.11.
The applicable subheading for the White Christmas pattern stoneware
dinnerware will be 6912.00.39, Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States
(HTS), which provides for ceramic household tableware, other than of porcelain
or china, available in specified sets, in a pattern for which the aggregate
value of the articles listed in additional U.S. note 6(b) of Chapter 69 is over
$38. The duty rate will be 4.5 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 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 George Kalkines at (212) 466-5794.
Sincerely,
Roger J. Silvestri
Director
National Commodity
Specialist Division