The tariff classification of picture frames from China
Active· CBP ruling HQ c83251· Issued 1998-01-21
Ruling text
NY C83251
January 21, 1998
CLA-2-83:RR:NC:MM:113 C83251
CATEGORY: Classification
TARIFF NO.: 8306.30.0000
Ms. Ruby L. Wood
Evans & Wood & Co., Inc.
P.O. Box 610005
DFW Airport, TX 75261
RE: The tariff classification of picture frames from China
Dear Ms. Wood:
In your letter dated December 31, 1997, on behalf of Greco
Frame and Supply, Inc., you requested a tariff classification
ruling.
The merchandise is a steel picture frame
with embossed glass, item #8080-0709.
The applicable subheading for the picture
frame will be 8306.30.0000, Harmonized Tariff
Schedule of the United States (HTS), which
provides for photograph, picture or similar
frames, of base metal. The rate of duty will be
3.2 percent ad valorem.
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 James
Smyth at 212-466-2084.
Sincerely,
Robert B. Swierupski
Director
National Commodity
Specialist Division
Source: rulings.cbp.gov — ruling c83251, retrieved 2026-10-12T05:38:14Z, republished verbatim. This digest is informational; only CBP issues binding rulings.