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8716141992-03-10New YorkClassification

The tariff classification of footwear from Korea.

U.S. Customs and Border Protection · CROSS Database · 1 HTS code referenced

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Primary HTS Code

6402.91.70

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34 years

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Summary

The tariff classification of footwear from Korea.

Ruling Text

NY 871614 March 10, 1992 CLA-2-64:S:N:N3D:JG 347 871614 CATEGORY: Classification TARIFF NO.: 6402.91.70 Mr. Joseph Straus BBC International Ltd. 19 West 34th Street New York, N.Y. 10001 RE: The tariff classification of footwear from Korea. Dear Mr. Straus: In your letter dated February 20, 1992, you requested a tariff classification ruling. Style 022092 is a boy's high-top athletic shoe with a plastic upper and a rubber and/or plastic sole. The shoe features a unit-molded sole that has a motion activated transformer that flashes red. The applicable subheading for this shoe will be 6402.91.70, assuming the value is over $3.00 but not over $6.50 a pair, Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTS), which provides for other footwear with outer soles and uppers of rubber or plastics, covering the ankle, having a foxing or a foxing like band applied or molded at the sole and overlapping the upper, valued over $3.00 but not over $6.50 a pair. The rate of duty will be 90 cents a pair plus 37.5 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 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 

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