CLA-2-56:S:N:N3H:351 861880
Ms. Maureen Shoule
J.W. Hampton, Jr. & Co., Inc.
15 Park Row
New York, NY 10038
RE: The tariff classification of fibrillated, twisted
polypropylene rope from Portugal.
Dear Ms. Shoule:
In your letter dated March 28, 1991, on behalf of
Amalgamated Cordage Corporation, you requested a tariff
classification ruling.
You have submitted a sample roll of Amalgamated Cordage's
catalog No. PPC-7, which is yellow polypropylene rope put up for
retail sale. The cordage is of twisted 3-strand construction.
The rope's material is made of fibrillated strip; it not made of
wide-nonfibrillated strip as in our ruling NY 857188. The sample
measures 3/8 inch in diameter by 50 feet in length. We assume
that the cordage measures more than 10,000 decitex. As requested
in your letter, the sample will be returned to you.
The applicable subheading for rope will be 5607.49.2500,
Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTS), which
provides for twine, cordage, ropes and cables,..., of
polyethylene or polypropylene, other, other, not braided or
plaited, other. The rate of duty will be 15 percent ad valorem
plus 27.6 cents per kilogram.
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