The tariff classification of candles from China.

NY G87195 February 27, 2001 CLA-2-95:RR:NC:SP:222 G87195 CATEGORY: Classification TARIFF NO.: 9505.10.2500 Mr. Joseph Baratta Corbett International, Inc. Cargo Service Building 80 JFK International Airport Jamaica, NY 11430 RE: The tariff classification of candles from China. Dear Mr. Baratta: In your letter dated February 9, 2001, on behalf of your client, The Zrike Company, Inc., you request a tariff classification ruling. You submit the following samples: Sample #SWR003, Christmas Tree Ball Ornament Candle, is a white colored candle molded in the shape of a ball ornament hung from a Christmas tree that measures approximately 3” in diameter. The candle is decorated with molded silver snowflakes and crowned on top with a silver “hanger.” Sample #SWR004, Christmas Tree Candle, is a green colored candle molded in the shape of a Christmas tree decorated with berries that measures approximately 7-1/2” in height and 3” in diameter at the base. The applicable subheading for Sample #SWR003, Christmas Tree Ball Ornament Candle, and Sample #SWR004, Christmas Tree Candle, will be 9505.10.2500, Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTS), which provides for...articles for Christmas festivities and parts and accessories thereof: Christmas ornaments: other, other. The rate of duty will be free. You have asked whether this product is subject to antidumping duties or countervailing duties. A list of AD/CVD proceedings at the Department of Commerce (DOC) and their product coverage can be obtained from the DOC website at: http://ia.ita.doc.gov, or you may write to them at the U.S. Department of Commerce, International Trade Administration, Office of Antidumping Compliance, 14th Street and Constitution Avenue, N.W. Washington, DC 20230. Written decisions regarding the scope of AD/CVD orders are issued by the Import Administration in the Department of Commerce and are separate from tariff classification and origin rulings issued by Customs. 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 Alice Masterson at 212-637-7090. Sincerely, Robert B. Swierupski Director, National Commodity Specialist Division