CLA-2 CO:R:C:G 081461 SM
Ms. Thea Costabile
Patrick Powers Customhouse Broker
Post Office Box 30155
JFK Airport Station
Jamaica, NY 11430
RE: Classification of beaded belts under the proposed Harmon-
ized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUSA)
Dear Ms. Costabile:
Your letter of November 2, 1987, addressed to our New
York office, requests a tariff classification ruling under the
proposed HTSUSA for beaded belts to be imported from China and
Macau.
FACTS:
Samples of four styles were submitted. All are of tex-
tile materials decorated with various combinations and pat-
terns of beads, bugles, and sequins. The fiber content is not
stated. All have back closures of some type, either velcro-
style fasteners, or a combination of velcro-style and cords,
or elasticized loops and metal hooks.
ISSUE:
How are textile belts decorated with beads, etc., clas-
sified under the proposed HTSUSA?
LAW AND ANALYSIS:
Classification under the proposed HTSUSA is in accord-
ance with the General Rules of Interpretation (GRI's). GRI 1
provides that classification is determined first according to
the terms of the headings of the tariff and any relative sec-
tion or chapter notes.
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Heading 6217 provides for other made up clothing acces-
sories. The Explanatory Notes, the official interpretation of
the HTSUSA at the international level, state that it includes
belts of all kinds, not knitted or crocheted, of textile fab-
ric, even if decorated with pearls, precious or semi-precious
stones, (natural, synthetic or reconstructed). Since the
heading includes all kinds of textile belts, and none are
excluded by virtue of being decorated with real or imitation
jewels, it is our view that these textile belts, decorated
with the types of beads and sequins often used to decorate
wearing apparel, are included.
HOLDING:
The submitted samples and similar articles are classi-
fied under subheading 6217.10.0030, HTSUSA, textile category
659, assuming that the fabric is of man-made fiber. This
classification represents the present position of the Customs
Service under the proposed HTSUSA. If there are changes
before enactment, this advice may no longer be applicable.
Sincerely,
John Durant, Director
Commercial Rulings Division
cc: CITA
cc: NIS Herbert Persky
cc: NIS Lou Piropato