CLA-2-54:S:N:N3H:352 867234
Ms. Dora Boyles
International Forwarders, Inc.
1350 Ashley River Road
P.O. Box 32428
Charleston, S.C. 29417-2428
RE: The tariff classification of a polyester and cotton blend
woven fabric from Indonesia.
Dear Ms. Boyles:
In your letter dated September 19, 1991, on behalf of your
client Trans-Atlantic Sales Co., Ltd., you requested a
classification ruling.
The submitted sample is a plain woven fabric which has been
neither bleached nor colored. Laboratory analysis indicates that
this product is composed of 38.87 percent filament polyester,
24.49 percent staple polyester and 36.64 percent cotton. It
contains 30.7 single yarns per centimeter in the warp and 21.3
single yarns per centimeter in the filling. The fabric is
constructed using 35/1 c.c. yarns in the warp and 150 denier
textured yarns in the filling. Weighing 102.11 g/m2, this
product will be imported in 150 centimeter widths. Based on the
data developed by the laboratory and the information that you
submitted, the metric average yarn number for this fabric has
been calculated to be 50.
The applicable subheading for the greige plain woven fabric
will be 5407.81.0030, Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United
States (HTS), which provides for woven fabrics of synthetic
filament yarn, including woven fabrics obtained from materials of
heading 5404, other woven fabrics, containing less than 85
percent by weight of synthetic filaments, mixed mainly or solely
with cotton, unbleached or bleached, printcloth. The duty rate
will be 17 percent ad valorem.
This fabric falls within textile category designation 626.
Based upon international textile trade agreements, products of
Indonesia 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