NY 855479
SEP 04 1990
CLA-2-52:S:N:N3H:352 855479
Mr. Vito Pipitone
John F. Kilroy Co., Inc.
One World Trade Center, Suite 1569
New York, N.Y. 10048
RE: The tariff classification of woven fabric from Taiwan.
Dear Mr. Pipitone:
In your letter dated August 14, 1990, on behalf of your
client Nissho Iwai America Corp., you requested a classification
ruling.
You submitted a sample of plain woven fabric identified as
embossed moire. This product is composed of 52% cotton and 48%
filament polyester. It is constructed using 150 denier yarns in
the warp and 7/1 c.c. yarns in the filling. The fabric is dyed
and weighs 225 g/m2. It contains 59 single yarns per centimeter
in the warp and 13 single yarns per centimeter in the filling.
The average yarn number is calculated to be 32 in the metric
system. This merchandise will be imported in 138 centimeter
widths.
The applicable subheading for the woven fabric will be
5211.31.0020, Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States
(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, dyed, plain
weave, poplin or broadcloth. The duty rate will be 9.7 percent
ad valorem.
The embossed moire fabric falls within textile category
designation 314. Based upon international textile trade
agreements, products of Taiwan are subject to quota restraints
and visa requirements.
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