Jan. 29 CBP Bulletin Revokes, Modifies Rulings on Polyurethane Coated Gloves .
The Jan. 29 issue of the CBP Customs Bulletin (Vol. 48, No. 4), CBP published a notice of revocation and modification of rulings and treatment regarding polyurethane coated gloves.
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Effective March 31
CBP is revoking and modifying these rulings, as well as any treatment CBP previously accorded to substantially identical transactions, effective for merchandise entered or withdrawn from warehouse for consumption on or after March 31.
Gloves
| Item: Three styles of polyurethane coated gloves. All are string knit gloves featuring a polyurethane palm coating on the outer surface of the palms. |
| New Ruling: HQ H220278 (dated 01/07/14), revokes NY N013115 (2007), modifies NY N042821 (2008) |
| Old HTS/Rate: 3926.20.1050 , Free (“Other articles of plastics and articles of other materials of headings 3901 to 3914: Articles of apparel and clothing accessories (including gloves, mittens and mitts): Seamless: Other: Other”.) |
| New HTS/Rate: 6116.10.55, 13.2%, (“Gloves, mittens and mitts, knitted or crocheted: Impregnated, coated or covered with plastics or rubber: Other: Without fourchettes: Other: Containing 50 percent or more by weight of cotton, man-made fibers or other textile fibers, or any combination thereof.”) |
| Reason: CBP previously ruled that the gloves were articles of plastic. CBP now believes because the remainder of the gloves are composed of non-coated textile fabric, they aren't articles of plastic but are partially coated textiles. While subheading 3926.20, HTS, also provides for gloves of plastic, the instant articles must first meet the terms of the heading before CBP can consider the application of the accompanying subheadings, it said. |
(See 12082129 for summary of the proposed revocation of this ruling.)