The tariff classification of a ponytail holder from China.

N260526 January 30, 2015 CLA-2-56:OT:RR:NC:N3:351 CATEGORY: Classification TARIFF NO.: 5609.00.4000 Ms. Elizabeth Kessens Dollar General 100 Mission Ridge Goodlettsville, TN 37072 RE: The tariff classification of a ponytail holder from China. Dear Ms. Kessens: In your letter dated December 30, 2014, you requested a tariff classification ruling. The sample will be returned to you, as requested. The submitted sample, identified as SKU 15498701, contains an assortment of ponytail holders that contain approximately three braided elastic bands and thirty single elastic bands. The single ponytail holders are constructed of a 5mm-wide elastomeric rubber core that is sheathed with 100 percent nylon textile braided fabric. The three braided ponytail holders span 10mm–wide and are comprised of three single bands braided together. The braided ponytail holders are joined together to form a circle and held in place with a metal ferrule. The applicable subheading for SKU 15498701 will be 5609.00.4000, Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS), which provides for “Articles of yarn, strip or the like of heading 5404 or 5405, twine, cordage, rope, or cables, not elsewhere specified or included: Other.” The rate of duty will be 3.9 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 the 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 Kimberly Wachtel via email at Kimberly.A.Wachtel@cbp.dhs.gov. Sincerely, Gwenn Klein Kirschner Director National Commodity Specialist Division