NY 811381
July 6,1995
CLA-2-54:S:N:N6:352 811381
Mr. Sujinda Numbenjapol
Inter-Krai Co., Inc.
1450 Songwad Road
Samphanthawong
Bangkok 10100 Thailand
RE: The tariff classification of 6 polyester/cotton blend woven
fabrics from Thailand
Dear Mr. Numbenjapol:
In your letter dated June 1, 1995 you requested a
classification ruling.
Six samples of woven fabric accompanied your request for a
ruling. The first, identified as style SA 8015, is a satin woven
fabric composed of 61% filament polyester and 39% cotton. The
fabric is characterized by alternating stripes of warp face and
filling face satin weave and contains yarns of different colors.
It is constructed with 41 warp ends per centimeter and 20 filling
picks per centimeter. Weighing 369.25 g/m2, it will be imported
in 137 centimeter widths.
Style PR 5209 and style Romance 01 are identical in
construction and fiber content and vary only in the design with
which they have been printed. They have been satin woven and are
composed of 76% filament polyester and 24% cotton. Both fabrics
contain 41 warp ends per centimeter and 20 filling picks per
centimeter. Weighing 297.43 g/m2, they will be imported in 140
centimeter widths.
Style PR 5101 and style Garden 01 are identical in
construction and fiber content and vary only in the design with
which they have been printed. Both fabrics are composed of 61%
filament polyester and 39% cotton. They are characterized by
alternating stripes of warp face and filling face satin weave and
have been printed. They contain 41 warp ends per centimeter and
20 filling picks per centimeter. These fabrics will be imported
in 137 centimeter widths and they weigh 369.25 g/m2.
Style SA 8803 is a jacquard woven fabric composed of 55%
cotton and 45% filament polyester. This fabric contains yarns of
different colors. Weighing 277.78 g/m2, it will be imported in
145 centimeter widths.
The applicable subheading for the woven fabrics designated
as styles PR 5209, Romance 01, PR 5105 and Garden 01 will be
5407.84.0040, Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States
(HTS), which provides for woven fabrics of synthetic filament
yarn, including woven fabrics obtained from the materials of
heading 5404, other woven fabrics, containing less than 85
percent by weight of synthetic filaments, mixed mainly or solely
with cotton, printed, satin weave or twill weave. The duty rate
will be 16.8 percent ad valorem.
The applicable subheading for the woven fabric designated as
style SA 8015 will be 5407.83.0040, HTS, which provides for woven
fabrics of synthetic filament yarn, including woven fabrics
obtained from the materials of heading 5404, other woven fabrics,
containing less than 85 percent by weight of synthetic filaments,
mixed mainly or solely with cotton, of yarns of different colors,
satin weave or twill weave. The duty rate will be 16.2 percent
ad valorem.
The applicable subheading for style SA 8803 will be
5211.49.0020, HTS, which provides for woven fabrics of cotton,
containing less than 85 percent by weight of cotton, mixed mainly
or solely with man-made fibers, weighing more than 200 g/m2, of
yarns of different colors, other fabrics, jacquard woven. The
duty rate will be 9.5 percent ad valorem.
The woven fabrics designated as styles SA 8015, PR 5209,
Romance 01, PR 5105 and Garden 01 fall within textile category
designation 628. Style SA 8803 falls within textile category
designation 220. Based upon international textile trade
agreements products of Thailand are subject to visa requirements
for category 220 and to both visa requirements and quota
restraints for category 628.
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. Since
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 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