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>> Good afternoon, Ladies and
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Gentlemen, my name is Lynn banks from
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the Office of Trade relations. Thank you
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for joining us today for the hygienic
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and toilet articles of plastic and
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ceramic toilet articles webinar.
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The webinar is part of the 2023
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educations commodity specific webinar
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series, and we have an expected duration
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of up to one hour today.
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We have a few housekeeping rules.
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Everyone will be kept on mute during the
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presentation so that we can keep the
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line clear of any background noise. If
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you have any questions or comments, we
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invite you to type them into the chat
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box at any time throughout the
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presentation.
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We will answer as many questions as we
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Today's presenter is national import
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specialist Dana Giammanco. Ms.
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Giammanco, over to you.
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>> DANA GIAMMANCO: Good morning, good
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afternoon, I'm Dana Giammanco, I am the
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NIS assigned to hygienic or toilet
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articles of plastic and ceramic toilet
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articles. Please hold your questions till
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the end of the presentation. If I cannot
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get to your questions during this
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presentation, you can email me at
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Dana.L.Giammanco at CBP.dhs.gov. Here is
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our mission statement. Please take a
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moment to read.
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mission statement. Please take a moment to read.
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Here is our first disclaimer.Please
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endorsement or approval by CBP of any
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creators of products. Further copy and
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Because many complicated factors can
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be involved in customs issues, an
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importer may wish to obtain a binding
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ruling under the regulations of U.S.
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Customs and Border Protection, 19 CFR
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Part 177 or, may wish to obtain advice
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from an expert who specializes in
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customs broker reason such as a licensed
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customs broker, attorney, or consultant.
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Here is our web address for binding
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rulings.
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Headings 3924, articles of plastics,
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and 6911 and 6912 ceramic articles are
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considered household articles or of a
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class or kind of goods that may be used
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in or around the home, hotels,
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restaurants, boarding houses, hospitals,
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canteens, Barricks, et cetera. They are
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utilitarian articles rather than merely
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decorative articles.
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However, utilitarian articles, even if
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highly ornamented, remain classified in
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the household headings. The decorative
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article must serve a useful purpose.
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Utilitarian meaning they are designed
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to be useful and practical rather than
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decorative. The declaration is usually
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secondary so as not to impair the
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usefulness.
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They are functional items used in or
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around the home. For example, an iron
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bird feeder painted with floral designs
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with glass elements. The primary purpose
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of the bird feeder is to feed birds. The
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declarations of the floral designs and
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glass elements is secondary. On the
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other hand, if the usefulness of the
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article is clearly subordinate to its
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ornamental design, it is classified in
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another heading in the tariff.
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For example, miniature kitchen
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utensils and Nick knacks for shelves or
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domestic display cabinets. They have no
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genuine utility value. They are
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genuinely decorative and classified in
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the tariff. They are under 3924, 6911,
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and 69 twrefl is reusable items used for
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repetitive household use.
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Definition of hygiene and hygienic.
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To determine what hygienic is, we
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first need to understand the definition
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of the word hygiene. Webster's new world
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dictionary definition. High Ghosn is
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defined as a science of the
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establishment and maintenance of health,
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conditions or practices as of
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cleanliness, conducive to health.
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Hygienic is designed as of relating to
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hygiene, having or showing good hygiene.
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Definition of toilet and toiletry
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articles. To determine what a toilet
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article is, we first need to understand
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the definition of the word toilet.
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Webster's new world dictionary
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definition, a toilet is designed as the
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act or process of dressing, the process
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of washing, grooming, and arranging one
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self for the day's activities or for a
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special occasion.
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Toiletry is defined as an article or
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preparation used in cleaning or grooming
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one self.
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Explanatory notes for 30.24, hygienic
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and toilet articles of plastics.
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Hygienic and toilet articles, whether
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for domestic or nondomestic use, such as
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toilet sets, ewers, bowls, et cetera,
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sanitary pails, bed pans, urinals,
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chamber pots, spit toons, douche cans,
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eye badges, teats for baby bottles,
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nursing nipples, and finger stalls, soap
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dishes, towel rails, toothbrush holders,
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toilet paper holders, towel hooks, and
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similar articles for bathrooms, toilets,
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kitchens, not insended for term
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installation in or on walls.
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However, such articles intended for
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permanent installation in or on walls or
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other parts of buildings are excluded
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and they are provided in 39.25. Here on
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the left is a bedpan. The middle picture
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is a finger stall. It temporarily
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protects fingers while they heal from
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cuts, burns, or blisters. The picture on
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the right is a ewers. They are used as a
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basin, not for permanent installation
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would be attached to the wall by suction
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cups.
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Hygienic or toilet articles of 3924.
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Hygienic or toilet articles includes
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articles used in washing and grooming
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not more specifically provided for
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elsewhere in the harmonized tariff
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schedule of the United States. They may
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be used in the home, outside of the
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home, or may be carried on the person.
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Hygienic or toilet articles are
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classified mainly in subheading
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3924.90.5650. Hygienic articles promote
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hygiene or cleanliness or the
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preservation of health.
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Section 7, Harmonized tariff schedule
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in the United States, chapt 39, plas
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tips and articles thereof. In 595650,
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except for plastic nursing nipples and
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finger cots, hygienic or toy het
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articles of plastics are classified in
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subheading 39249056. Merchandise having
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a country of origin of China is
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subjected to Section 301, trade remedy
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duties, subheading 9903.8815, 7.5%
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applies. Mirrors with plastic reflecting
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surfaces also correctly classified in
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subheading 3924.94.5650 as they are used
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to groom.
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Here are some examples of hygienic or
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toilet articles. On the top left, we
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have a pink plastic tether for babies
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that is designed for babies to chew on
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to relieve tooth and gum pain. The top
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middle picture is toothbrush covers. The
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top right picture is toothbrush holders.
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The bottom left picture is a green shower
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caddie. The bottom middle picture is
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reusable travel bottles. And the bottom
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right picture is an orange badge mat.
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Here are more examples of hygienic or
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toilet articles. On the top left we have
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a photo of a blue plastic bathroom
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pail.
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The top middle picture is a red plastic
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tissue cover. The top right picture is
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an orange plastic hot water bottle. The
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bottom left picture is a portable blue
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plastic soap holder.
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The bottom right picture is plastic
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makeup blending sponges.
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Here are some hygienic or toilet
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articles not for permanent installation
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and are attached to the wall by suction
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cups. The first picture on the left is a
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plastic soap dispenser. The middle
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picture is plastic hooks. And the last
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picture on the right is a sponge holder.
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Plastic mesh body puffs. Are articles
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generally made of poly ethanol tied in a
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puff with a cord affixed to the center
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for hang willing. They are made from
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polypropylene netting and it is is not
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made from a preexisting textile filament
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but is of plastics.
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Hygienic and toilet articles that are
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excluded from heading 3924. Articles
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intended for permanent installation in
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or on walls or other parts of buildings,
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for example by screws, nails, bolts, or
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add he's sifss, are excluded from
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heading 3924 and are considered
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builders' ware of plastics, classified in
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heading 3925.
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Heading 3925 provides for other
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builders' ware of plastics.
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Section 7, harmonized tariff schedule
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of the United States, Chapter 39,
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plastics and articles thereof. By
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application of Chapter 39 note 11 ij,
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heading 3925 applies only to the
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following articles. Not being products
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covered by any of the earlier headings
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of subchapter 2. Ij, fittings and
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mountings intended for permanent
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installation in or on doors, windows,
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staircases, walls, or other parts of
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buildings. For example, knobs, handles,
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hooks, brackets, towel rails, switch
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plates, and other protective plates.
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The plastic toilet paper holder on the
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left is permanently screwed into the
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wall and is classified in heading 3925.
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The toilet paper holder on the right,
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which is adhered to the wall by a
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suction cup is classified in heading
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3924.
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New York ruling N308745 issued January
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10, 2020, classified a plastic drain
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hair catcher. The item is designed to
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fit over the drain in a shower or tub to
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trap loose hair and prevent clogs.
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The drain hair catcher was classified
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in 3924.90.5650.
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Effective February 2007 and onward,
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the tariff schedule added an additional
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reference in the heading 3924 provision
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to hygienic articles. The only
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additional subheadings to accommodate
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this change were 3924.90.0500 nursing
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nipples and finger cots.
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Before February 2007, nursing nipples
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and finger cots been located as a
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subheading under heading 3926. The only
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change in the explanatory notes to
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accommodate the new reference to
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hygienic articles in heading 3924 was
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the additional words teats for baby
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bottles also known as finger stools.
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3924.90.0500, hygienic articles, nursing
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nipples. Babies in their first year
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require everything to be sterilized as
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their immunity levels are low. Hygiene
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plays a crucial component of a baby's
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overall care. Nursing nipples and finger
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cots are therefore included as hygienic
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articles and classified in subheading
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3924.90.0500.
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Finger cots, which are classified in
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subheading 3924.90.0500. Finger cots
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protect fingers from contamination,
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infection, apply medication, and many
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other uses where hygiene is necessary.
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They are used for blisters, abrasions,
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and cuts. Finger cots also protect a
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lightly bandaged finger from moisture
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and dirt while the finger is healing.
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Section 7 Chapter 39 hygienic
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articles. Subheading 3924.90.0500,
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nursing nipples and finger cots having a
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country of origin from China are subject
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to Section 301 trade remedy duties,
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subheading 9903.88.15.
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7.5% applies.
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Currently there is a court case on
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shower heads so we can't issue any
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rulings open plastic shower heads until
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the court of international trade settles
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the court case.
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Harmonized tariff schedule of the
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United States Section 13, Captain 69
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ceramic products.
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Headings 6911 and 6912. Chapter 69
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provides for tableware, kitchen ware,
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other household and toilet articles of
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6911 and 6912.
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6911 provides for tableware, kitchen
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ware, other household articles or toilet
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articles of porcelain of China. Chapter
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6912 tableware, kitchen ware, other
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household articles and toilet articles
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other than of tors lane or China.
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Porcelain, China, China ware, stone ware,
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bone China ware, and earthen ware are ke
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find by Chapter 69, additional U.S. note
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5 A, 5 B, and 5 C. We determined the
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correct ceramic article by sending it to
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the Customs and Border Protection
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laboratory for analysis.
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Harmonized tariff schedule of the
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United States Section 13 Chapter 69
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ceramic products.
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Additional U.S. note 5. For the
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purposes of headings 6909 through 6914,
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5 A states the terms porcelain, China,
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and Chinaware embrace ceramic wear other
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than stoneware, whether or not glazed or
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decorated, having a fired white body,
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unless artificially colored, which will
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not absorb more than 0.5% of its weight
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of water and is tras Lucent in
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thicknesses of several millimeters. The
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term stoneware as used in this note
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embraces ceramicware which contains clay
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as an essential ingredient, it not
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commonly mite white, will absorb not
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more than 3% of its weight of water, and
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is naturally opaque except in very thin
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pieces.
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Harmonized tariff schedule of the
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United States Section 13 Chapter 60
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niner is ram being products. Additional
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U.S. note 5 for the purposes of headings
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6909 through 6914, the term bone
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Chinaware embraces Chinaware or
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porcelain the body of which contains 25%
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or more of calcined bone or tricalcium
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phosphate.
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The term earthenware embraces ceramic
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ware, whether or not glazed or decorated,
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having a fired body which contains clay
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as an essential ingredient and will
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absorb more than 3% of its weight of
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water.
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The customs border and protection
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laboratory. The CBP laboratory can
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determine what type of ceramic ware the
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item is made of, for example, porcelain,
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China, Chinaware, earthenware, or
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stoneware. The CBP laboratory can
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determine the water absorption of a
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ceramic body by using the ASTM test
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method designated C373, as required by
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additional U.S. note 5 D. These are just
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a few examples of the analysis the lab
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conducts on ceramic articles.
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Chapter 69 explanatory notes for
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6911.
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69.11, tableware, kitchenware, other
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household articles and toilet articles
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of porcelain or China.
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6911.90 provides for other.
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The explanatory notes for 6911 directs us
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to refer to the explanatory notes in
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heading 69.12.
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Chapter 69 explanatory notes for 69.12
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which provides for ceramic tableware,
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kitchenware, other household articles and
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toilet articles, other than of porcelain
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or China.
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The headings therefore include toilet
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articles, whether for domestic or
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nondomestic use, such as toilet sets,
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ewers, bowls, et cetera, Saner to pails,
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bed pans, urinals, chamber pots, spit
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toons, douche cans, eye badges, soap
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dishes, towel rails, toothbrush holders,
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toilet paper holders, towel hooks, and
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similar articles for bathrooms, toilets,
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or kitchens, whether or not designed for
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fixing to or setting in the wall.
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Unlike heading 3924, where toilet or
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hygienic items were not for permanent
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installation, toilet and hygienic items
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classified in headings 69.11 and 69.12
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can be for permanent installation.
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Chapter 69 explanatory notes for
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69.12, ceramic tableware, kitchenware,
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other household articles and toilet
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articles, other than of porcelain or
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China. The heading excludes B, badges,
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bir -- bidets, sinks, and similar Saner
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to fittings.
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It includes, badges, bidets, water closet
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bowls, flush tanks, and similar urinary
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fixtures.
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Subheading 6911.90.0010 and subheading
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6912.00.0050 include all ceramic toy
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legal articles.
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6911.90.0010 is for toll toilet articles
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of ceramic of China.
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And 6912.00.0050 is for other than of
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porcelain or China.
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Chapter 69-13 of the harmonized tariff
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schedule of the United States, toilet
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articles having a country of origin from
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China are subject to Section 301 trade
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remedy duties.Having
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an additional subheading of 99038815,
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7.5% applies.
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Chapter 69-13, harmonized tariff
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schedule of the United States,
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subheading 6912.00500 is for other than
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a porcelain or China. Other.
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So in the top left photo we have a
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white and blue porcelain tissue cover
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holder. In the top right we have a brown
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and white toothbrush holder made of
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stoneware ceramic.
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In the bottom left photo we have a
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beige porcelain soap holder designed for
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permanent installation on a bathroom
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wall.
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We also have on the bottom right
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picture a porcelain ceramic toilet paper
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holder intended for permanent
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installation on a bathroom wall.
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Okay. So here are some stoneware
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ceramic bathroom accessories. They will
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be import and sold individually and not
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as a set. We have a waste paper basket,
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tissue cover, a cotton jar, small tray
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used with bathroom accessories, a
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tumbler, lotion soap holder, and a soap
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dish. Which of these would not be
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classified as toilet articles other than
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of porcelain or China in subheading
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6912.00500? You could put your answer in
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the chat box.
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Okay, let's find out what the answer
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is. Okay. So the stoneware ceramic lotion
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dispenser, which typically used in a
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kitchen or bathroom. The item is not
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classified as a toilet article under
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subheading 6912.00500. New York ruling L
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there's 84982 dated May 26, 2005,
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classified all the articles under
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6912.00500 and the lotion dispenser was
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classified an 8424.89.7090. That
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specifically is provided for under this
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subheading, which provide for mechanical
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appliances, whether or not hand
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operated, for projecting, dispersing, or
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spraying liquid or powders, other.
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Subheading 8424.89500 replaced the old
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subheading of 8424.89.7090. They were
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part of the same collection this was
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import and sold individually and not as a
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set.
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New York ruling L80375 dated November
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19, 2004, consisted of a soap dush,
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toothbrush holder and soap holder all
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made of ceramic. They're all packed
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together for retail sale as a set. The
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bathroom accessories were classified as
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a set. The essential character of the
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set was imparted by the ceramic soap
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dish, tumbler and toothbrush holder. Was
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in other ceramic household articles amd
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toilet articles other than of porcelain
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or China.
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Here we have a ceramic sponge holder
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with sponge. This is typically used in
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the kitchen for cleaning dishes, pots,
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drinking vessels and utensils.
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The ceramic frog holder is made of
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ceramic and the sponge is a mesh knit
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compridesed of Poli propylene. It is
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classified in two different headings in
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the tariff. The ceramic frog is
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classified in heading 6912 and the
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polypropylene mesh knit is classified in
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heading 3924.
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Based upon GRI 3 B, the essential
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character is the ceramic holder. The
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holder accounts for the vast majority of
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the weight and bulk and classified in
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subheading 6912.00500. New York rooulg
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ruling N272203 dated February 18th,
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2016.
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This concludes our webinar.
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Thank you for your time and attention. If
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you have any questions, you can email me
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at Dana.L I don't Giammanco @CBP point
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dhs.gov. Or my associate Walter point
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krchts.Gartner @CBP.dhs.gov.
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point krchts.Gartner @CBP.dhs.gov.
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>> Thank you, everybody, for

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hope you have a good afternoon.