NY 850238
Mar 23 1990
CLA-2-52:S:N:N3H:352 850238
Ms. Donna L. Shira
Sharretts, Paley, Carter & Blauvelt, P.C.
67 Broad Street
New York, N.Y. 10004
RE: The tariff classification of woven, printed cotton fabric
from Hong Kong.
Dear Ms. Shira:
In your letter dated March 6, 1990, on behalf of your client
H. Cotler Co. Inc., you requested a classification ruling.
The submitted sample, identified as range no.974, is a plain
woven, printed fabric composed of 100% cotton. Although you
stated in your letter than the fabric is constructed using 21/2
c.c. yarns in the warp and 10/1 c.c. yarns in the filling,
examination of the sample indicates that the warp yarns are
single ply. The fabric contains 28.3 single threads per
centimeter in the warp and 15.7 single threads per centimeter in
the filling. The average yarn number of the fabric is calculated
to be 15 in the metric system. Weighing 287 g/m2, the fabric
will be imported in 112/114 centimeter widths.
The applicable subheading for the range no.974 fabric will
be 5209.51.6030, Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States
(HTS), which provides for woven fabrics of cotton, containing 85
percent or more by weight of cotton, weighing more than 200 g/m2,
printed, plain weave, other, sheeting, not napped. The duty rate
will be 8.9% ad valorem.
The range no.974 fabric falls within textile category
designation 313. Based upon international textile trade
agreements, products of Hong Kong are subject to an export
license requirement.
The designated textile and apparel category 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