The tariff classification of computer carrying cases.

NY A89637 December 2, 1996 CLA-2-42:RR:NC:WA:341 A89637 CATEGORY: Classification TARIFF NO.: 4202.92.9025 Mr. Bill Brady International Service Group, Inc. 1571 Grandview Drive South San Francisco, CA 94080 RE: The tariff classification of computer carrying cases. Dear Mr. Brady: In your letter dated November 18, 1996, on behalf of Fluxion Design, you requested a tariff classification ruling for computer carrying cases. The samples submitted, identified as items A, B and C, are unassembled, specially designed carrying cases with padded interiors designed to contain computers and other accessories. The cases appear to be composed of an exterior surface of textile man-made materials. The applicable subheading for the computer carrying cases of textile man-made materials will be 4202.92.9025, Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTS), which provides for trunks, suitcases, camera cases and similar containers, with outer surface of textile materials, other, other, of man-made fibers. The rate of duty will be 19.5 percent ad valorem. Regarding the country of origin. We are unable to determine the country of origin. On September 5, 1995, Customs published in the Federal Register (60 FR 46188) T.D. 95-69 which set forth final amendments to the Customs Regulations to implement the provisions of section 334(b) of the Uruguay Round Agreement Act ("the Act"), Public Law 103-465, 108 Stat. 4809, codified at 19 U.S.C. 3592, regarding the country of origin of textile and apparel products. These final regulations apply to goods entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption on or after July 1, 1996. The regulatory provision in T.D. 95-69 that implement the basic origin principles of section 334(b) of the Act are contained in a new 102.21 of Customs Regulations (19 CFR 102.21). The final rule for the rules for determining country of origin of a good for purposes of Annex 311 of the NAFTA was published by Customs on June 6, 1996, in the Federal Register (61 FR 28932). This office recommend that you submit a request for a country of origin determination providing the information as requested within the final regulations. 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 Kevin Gorman at 212-466-5893. Sincerely, Roger J. Silvestri Director National Commodity Specialist Division