The tariff classification of a grill light with removable flashlight from China.

N056252 April 9, 2009 CLA-2-85:OT:RR:E:NC:1:110 CATEGORY: Classification TARIFF NO.: 8513.10.2000 Mr. M. Perez JLR Gear Ltd. 1415 Doolittle Drive San Leandro, CA 94577-2225 RE: The tariff classification of a grill light with removable flashlight from China. Dear Mr. Perez: In your letter dated March 24, 2009, you requested a tariff classification ruling. The merchandise under consideration is described as a grill light with a small removable flashlight, Model No. SBQ2610CU. From the information you provided, the flashlight is a small cylindrical-shaped battery powered flashlight. The flashlight is packaged together ready for retail sale with a mounting bracket designed to clamp onto an outdoor cooking grill or barbecue. The bracket consists of a clamp, similar to a “C” clamp for attaching to a grill. Attached to the clamp is a length of flexible metallic tubing that features a spring-type clamp at the end for holding the flashlight. The flexible tubing allows the user to position the flashlight for optimal illumination of the cooking area. The essential character of this product is the flashlight. “Flashlights” have been defined in previous CBP Rulings as small battery-operated portable electric lights normally held in the hand by the housing itself, whose primary function is to project a beam of light. (see HQ 084852) The applicable subheading for the barbecue grill flashlight (Model No. SBQ2610CU) will be 8513.10.2000, Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS), which “Portable electric lamps designed to function by their own source of energy (for example, dry batteries, storage batteries, magnetos)…: Lamps: Flashlights.” The general rate of duty will be 12.5 percent ad valorem. Duty rates are provided for your convenience and are subject to change. The text of the most recent HTSUS and the accompanying duty rates are provided on World Wide Web at http://www.usitc.gov/tata/hts/. 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 Thomas Campanelli at (646) 733-3016. Sincerely, Robert B. Swierupski Director National Commodity Specialist Division