The tariff classification of two personal adornment sets - item #s 10175 and 10176 - textile hair ornaments from Taiwan.

NY 856011 Sep 21 1990 CLA-2-96:S:N:N1:236 856011 CATEGORY: Classification TARIFF NO.: 9615.19.6010 Mr. Ryder Richardson, Jr. Customs Administration Manager Carmichael International Service P.O. Box 54772 - Terminal Annex Los Angeles, CA 90054-0772 RE: The tariff classification of two personal adornment sets - item #s 10175 and 10176 - textile hair ornaments from Taiwan. Dear Mr. Richardson: In your letter dated September 5, 1990, on behalf of your client, Trendmasters, you requested a tariff classification ruling. The prospective imports, "Cool Jewels", item #s 10175 and 10176 are two personal adornment sets. They are sets because the included items are sold at retail for a common purpose of personal adornment. Item #10175 consists of a pair of earrings, two ponytail holders, a decorative pin and a barrette. Item #10176 consists of a pair of earrings, two ponytail holders and a decorative pin. All of the items are primarily made of multicolored small pieces of nylon material. Under GRI (General Rules of Interpretation) 3(c) if the essential character can not be determined, the set will be classified under the heading which occurs last in numerical order among those items which equally merit consideration. Those items are the hair ornaments. The applicable subheading for the textile hair ornaments 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 materials. The rate of duty will be 11 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 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