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Classification #290
AI-AssistedClassification wizard staging CLASS-WIZARD-DF61C40DE9
I've confirmed the best-fit classification and the supporting rulings for this face shield assembly.
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HTS codes examined
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3926.90.9989
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Classification decision required
Item description
Classification context: This is a standalone item and should be classified as a single item.
Evidence digests
The source describes the Sellstrom 385 Series faceshield, part numbers 38510 and 38540, as a face shield assembly for use with slotted hard hats, with a universal slot adapter for simple installation; the hard hat is not included. The article consists of a clear polycarbonate crown and chin guard and a window of high impact resistant acetate, with the 38510 having a clear window and the 38540 having a clear anti-fog window. Its stated function is to provide high clarity, increased visibility, and panoramic vision in low-light job environments, indicating principal use as personal protective equipment for face protection. The product is stated to meet ANSI Z87+ high impact standards. The listed dimensions are 11 inches high by 10 inches wide by 7.5 inches long, and the stated weight is 0.73 pounds, or 1.54 pounds with a Sellstrom hard hat. Country of origin is stated as made in the U.S.A. For GRI purposes, the item is presented as a complete face shield assembly with its adapter for attachment to a hard hat, and classification would be driven by the article as a protective face shield rather than by the individual materials alone.
- 1. Searching protective equipment headings
- 2. Checking face shield alternatives
- 3. Comparing protective article headings
- 4. Validating face shield classification
- 5. I've confirmed the best-fit classification and the supporting rulings for this face shield assembly.
Supporting CBP rulings
CBP classified plastic protective face shields from China in 3926.90.9990; the imported article here is the same kind of finished plastic face shield assembly for personal protection, so the ruling strongly supports heading 3926 rather than headgear.
CBP classified plastic protective face shields from the United Kingdom in 3926.90.9990; this matches the product's identity as a plastic protective face shield assembly and supports the same plastics-heading treatment.
HQ treated plastic motorcycle helmet face shields as articles of plastics in 3926.90.9880; although the shield was for a helmet, CBP still classified the plastic shield itself in chapter 39, which parallels this hard-hat face shield accessory.
Classification Memo
The imported article is a Sellstrom 385 Series faceshield (parts 38510 and 38540) for use with slotted hard hats. The authoritative description says it is a complete face shield assembly with a universal slot adapter, a clear polycarbonate crown and chin guard, and a high-impact acetate window; it is sold as a protective face shield for face protection, not as the hard hat itself. Under GRI 1, the article is classifiable by the terms of heading 3926 as an "other article of plastics" because the essential imported item is a finished plastic protective shield assembly. Chapter 39 Note 2(q) excludes articles of section XII from chapter 39, so chapter 65 was checked; however the imported article is not headgear or a part of headgear in the ordinary sense, but a separate face-shield assembly that attaches to headgear. The current tariff line selected here is the residual "other" provision in 3926.90.9989 because the article is a finished plastic face shield assembly with no more specific active subheading shown by the current tariff search. The controlling classification principle remains that protective plastic face shields fall in heading 3926 rather than in chapter 65 or heading 3920.