HQ 084335: Classification of Animated Display figures

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                                      HQ 084335

                                   August 15, 1989

          CLA-2 CO:R:C:G  084335 SS; 840253 NY

          CATEGORY: Classification

          TARIFF NO.: 9502.10.80

          Ms. Beth C. Brotman
          Siegel, Mandell & Davidson, P.C.
          One Whitehall Street, N.W.
          New York, N.Y. 10004

          RE: Classification of Animated Display figures

          Dear Ms. Brotman:

               In a letter dated April 27, 1989, addressed to our New York
          office, on behalf of your client McCrory Stores, you requested a
          classification ruling for an animated figure of a choir boy under
          the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS).

               The choir boy is described as approximately 24 inches in
          height, mounted on a metal stand, and having plastic head and
          limbs, and hair of textile material.  It is stated that the
          figure is wearing a red cap, red pants and jacket, a plaid scarf,
          and holds a "candle" (consisting of a light bulb on a plastic
          cylindrical holder) in one hand.  Its torso contains a motor;
          when plugged into an electrical socket and switched on, the
          "candle" lights up and the figure's head and arm move from side
          to side.

               The merchandise which is the subject of your request is
          almost identical to the merchandise in our Ruling of June 9,
          1989, Headquarters Ruling Letter 083835, a copy of which is
          enclosed for your reference.  HQRL 083835 governs the
          classification of your merchandise.

                The subject merchandise is classifiable under subheading
          9502.10.80, HTSUS, which provides for dolls representing only
          human beings and parts and accessories thereof; other than
          stuffed, other, other, dutiable at a rate of 12 percent ad
          valorem.

                                          Sincerely,



                                          John Durant, Director
                                          Commercial Rulings Division

          Enclosure





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