NY 858225
NOV 28 1990
CLA-2-55:S:N:N3H:352 858225
Mr. James J. Shay
Cashmere Home, LTD
1412 1/2 Havenhurst Drive
Los Angeles, CA 90046
RE: The tariff classification of polyester/cotton blend woven
fabric from China.
Dear Mr. Shay:
In your letter dated November 16, 1990, you requested a
classification ruling.
The submitted sample, identified in your corespondence as a
polyester/cotton pique, is a greige woven fabric composed 65%
staple polyester and 35% cotton. Although you refer to this
fabric as a pique, it is actually woven with a honeycomb weave.
It contains 43.3 single yarns per centimeter in the warp and 24.4
single yarns per centimeter in the filling. The fabric is
constructed using 45/1 c.c. yarns in the warp and 20/1 c.c.
yarns in the filling. Weighing 114 g/m2, this fabric will be
imported in 44/45 inch widths.
The applicable subheading for the polyester/cotton blend
woven fabric will be 5513.13.0090, Harmonized Tariff Schedule of
the United States (HTS), which provides for woven fabrics of
synthetic staple fibers, containing less than 85 percent by
weight of such fibers, mixed mainly or solely with cotton, of a
weight not exceeding 170 g/m2, unbleached or bleached, other
woven fabrics of polyester staple fibers, other. The duty rate
will be 17 percent ad valorem.
This fabric falls within textile category designation 220.
Based upon international textile trade agreements, products of
China are subject to export license requirements and quota
restaints.
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