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NY 805724




MAR-2-69:S:N:N3:227 805724

CATEGORY: MARKING

Mr. Lee dos Santos
Tienshan
231 Wilson Avenue
South Norwalk, CT 06854

RE: The country of origin marking of imported ceramic dinnerware from China.

Dear Mr. Santos:

This is in response to your letter received in this office on January 9, 1995, requesting a ruling on the proper country of origin marking on the retail box for imported ceramic dinnerware.

The merchandise at issue consists of ceramic dinnerware of which all the pieces in the set are stated to be permanently marked "Made in China," on their bottoms as well as on the front panel of the master cartons. Moreover, it is stated that on the retail box the location of the marking "Made in China" is placed beneath Tienshan's name and address.

The marking statute, section 304, Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (19 U.S.C. 1304), provides that, unless excepted, every article of foreign origin (or its container) imported into the U.S. shall be marked in a conspicuous place as legibly, indelibly and permanently as the nature of the article (or its container) will permit, in such a manner as to indicate to the ultimate purchaser in the U.S. the English name of the country of origin of the article.

Section 134.46, Customs Regulations (19 CFR 134.46), provides that in any case in which the words "United States," or "American," the letter "U.S.A.," any variation of such words or letters, or the name of any city or locality in the United States, or the name of any foreign country or locality other than the country or locality in which the article was manufactured or produced, appear on the imported article or container, there shall appear, legibly and permanently, in close proximity to such words, letters or name, and in at least a comparable size, the name of the country of origin preceded by "Made in," "Product of," or other words of similar meaning.

The proposed marking of the imported ceramic dinnerware, as described above, satisfies the marking requirements of 19 CFR 134.46 and is an acceptable country of origin marking for the imported merchandise.

This ruling is being issued under the provisions of Part 177 of the Customs Regulations (19 CFR Part 177).

A copy of this ruling letter should be attached to the entry documents filed at the time this merchandise is entered. 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

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