Recent CBP NY Rulings
The following are short summaries of recent CBP NY rulings issued by the agency's National Commodity Specialist Division in New York:
N322772: The tariff classification of an electric food smoker from China
| HTS: 8516.60.4074, Free, "[e]lectric instantaneous or storage water heaters and immersion heaters; electric space heating apparatus and soil heating apparatus; electrothermic hairdressing apparatus (for example, hair dryers, hair curlers, curling tong heaters) and hand dryers; electric flatirons; other electrothermic appliances of a kind used for domestic purposes; electric heating resistors, other than those of heading 8545; parts thereof: [o]ther ovens; cooking stoves, ranges, cooking plates, boiling rings, grillers and roasters: [c]ooking stoves, ranges and ovens: [o]ther: [o]ther: [o]f a maximum width not exceeding 70 centimeters.” Also 9903.88.03, |
| Item: A stainless-steel smoker intended to be incorporated into an outdoor kitchen and is designed to withstand the outside elements |
| Reason: N/A |
| Ruling Date: Dec. 6, 2021 |
N322828: The tariff classification of a robotic vacuum cleaner from China
| HTS: 8508.11.0000, Free,“Vacuum cleaners, parts thereof: With a self-contained electric motor: Of a power not exceeding 1,500 W and having a dust bag or other receptacle capacity not exceeding 20 l.” Also 9903.88.03. |
| Item: . The Vacuum Cleaner is designed to use physical detection 3D technology to identify obstacles precisely and avoid instantly in vacuuming and mapping the floor. The visual recognition navigation and mapping technology maps the floor and recognizes the environmental information without collisions. The side brushes rotate continuously and sweep the dust into the suction port from both sides of machine, and the mopping pad attached to the back of the machine cleans the floor to complete the whole process of floor cleaning. |
| Reason:N/A |
| Ruling Date: Dec. 6, 2021 |
N322872: Classification of a wooden shelf with hooks made in China
| HTS: 9403.60.8081, Free, "Other furniture and parts thereof: Other wooden furniture: Other: Other." Also 9903.88.03. |
| Item: Wood shelf with three small ascending “stair-step” shelves (each approximately 5" wide) mounted on a backer composed of four horizontal wooden slats affixed to three vertical wooden slats. |
| Reason: The coat rack aspect of the article does not have the essential character wood because the hooks, which are essential for hanging, are iron. |
| Ruling Date: Dec. 6, 2021 |
N322941: The tariff classification of an electrical distribution controller from Australia
| HTS: 8537.10.9170, 2.7% "Boards, panels, consoles, desks, cabinets and other bases, equipped with two or more apparatus of 8535 or 8536, for electric control or the distribution of electricity…: For a voltage not exceeding 1,000 V: Other: Other: Other.” |
| Item: An electrical controller that distributes/monitors electricity to multiple consumers from a single source |
| Reason: N/A |
| Ruling Date: Dec. 6, 2021 |
N322946: The tariff classification of plastic mats from China
| HTS: 3924.90.1050, 3.3%, “Tableware, kitchenware, other household articles and hygienic or toilet articles, of plastics: Other: Curtains and drapes, including panels and valances; napkins, table covers, mats, scarves, runners, doilies, centerpieces, antimacassars and furniture slipcovers; and like furnishings…Other.” |
| Item: Flexible PVS mats |
| Reason: N/A |
| Ruling Date: Dec. 6, 2021 |