NY 867036: The tariff classification of "Healthy Balls" from China

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                                   NY 867036
                                   September 19, 1991


CLA-2-83:S:N:N1:113 867036  

CATEGORY:  Classification

TARIFF NO.: 8306.10.0000  

Ms. Yolanda Landau
Milton Snedeker Corporation
600 Bayview Avenue
Inwood, NY 11696

RE:  The tariff classification of "Healthy Balls" from China

Dear Ms. Landau:

     In your letter dated September 10, 1991, on behalf of J. Linmar
International Ltd., you requested a tariff classification ruling.
         
     The merchandise is a pair of "Healthy Balls", each about 2 inches in
diameter, imported in a fitted cardboard case.  They are made of steel and
painted with a "Roaring Dragon" and a "Singing Phoenix."  The balls have been
used in China since the Ming Dynasty to improve circulation and to limber the
fingers and hands.  When rolled in the hands, they produce a gentle chiming,
similar in sound to wind chimes. 

     The applicable subheading for the Healthy Balls will be 8306.10.0000,
Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTS), which provides for
bells, gongs, and the like, non-electric, of base metal.  The rate of duty
will be 5.8% ad valorem.   

     This ruling is being issued under the provisions of Section 177 of the
Customs Regulations (19 C.F.R. 177).

     A copy of this ruling letter should be attached to the entry documents
filed at the time this merchandise is imported.  If the documents have been
filed without a copy, this ruling should be brought to the attention of the
Customs officer handling the transaction.



                                   Sincerely,

                                   
  
                                   Jean F. Maguire
                                   Area Director
                                   New York Seaport