NY 865655
AUG 13 1991
CLA-2-52:S:N:N3H:352 865655
TARIFF NO: 5208.12.6060
Ms. Dora L. Boyles
International Forwarders, Inc.
P.O. 20550
Charleston, SC 29413-0550
RE: The tariff classification of cotton woven fabric from
Indonesia.
Dear Ms. Boyles:
In your letter dated July 29, 1991, on behalf of your client
Scheuer International Trading, Inc., you requested a tariff
classification ruling.
You have submitted a sample of unbleached woven cotton fabric.
This merchandise is constructed using 34/1 c.c. yarns in the warp and
36/1 c.c. yarns in the filling. The fabric contains 41.9 single yarns
per centimeter in the warp and 35.8 single yarns per centimeter in the
filling. It weighs 120.27 g/m2 and will be imported in 248.92
centimeter widths. This product is plain woven and the average yarn
number has been calculated to be 64 in the metric system. You indicate
that, this merchandise is composed of 100% combed cotton. However,
Customs laboratory analysis reveals that the fiber in these yarns has
not been combed.
The applicable subheading for the woven cotton fabric will be
5208.12.6060, 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 not more than 200 g/m2, unbleached,
plain weave, weighing more than 100 g/m2, of numbers 43 to 68,
printcloth. The rate of duty will be 9 percent ad valorem.
The woven fabric falls within textile category designation 315.
Based upon international textile trade agreements, products of
Indonesia are subject to visa requirements and quota restrictions.
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