CLA-2-63:RR:NC:TA:352 D84006
Ms. Paresh Waghela
Fritz Marketing Inc.
555 Burnhamthorpe Road
Suite 209
Etobicoke, Ontario M9C2Y3, Canada
RE: The tariff classification of a polypropylene bag from India,
China, Indonesia.
Dear Ms. Waghela:
In your letter dated October 14, 1998, you requested a
classification ruling.
The sample submitted is a bag made of woven polypropylene
strips. The individual warp and weft strips are less than 5
millimeters in width. The strips meet the dimensional requirements
for man-made fiber strips contained in Section XI, Legal Note 1(g)
of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTS). The
fabric from which the bag has been manufactured is made from fabric
of woven yellow strips coated on one surface only (the outside)
with white plastic material which is visible to the naked eye.
The applicable subheading for the bag will be 6305.33.0020,
Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTS), which
provides for sacks and bags, of a kind used for the packing of
goods, of man-made textile materials, other, of polyethylene or
polypropylene strip or the like. The duty rate will be 9.1 percent
ad valorem.
The bag falls within textile category designation 669. Based
upon international textile trade agreements products of India and
China are subject to quota and the requirement of a visa. Products
of Indonesia are subject to visa requirements.
The designated textile and apparel categories may be
subdivided into parts. If so, visa and quota requirements
applicable to the subject merchandise may be affected. Part
categories are the result of international bilateral agreements
which are subject to frequent renegotiations and changes. To
obtain the most current information available, we suggest that you
check, close to the time of shipment, the Status Report on Current
Import Quotas (Restraint Levels), an internal issuance of the U.S.
Customs Service, which is available for inspection at your local
Customs office.
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 Alan Tytelman at 212-466-5896.
Sincerely,
Robert B. Swierupski
Director,
National Commodity
Specialist Division