CLA-2-56:S:N:N3H:351 869192
Mr. Colin Thorpe
George S. Bush & Co., Inc.
1400 Exchange Bldg., 821 Second Avenue
Seattle, Washington 98104
RE: The tariff classification of leaded, twisted polypropylene
rope from Iceland or England.
Dear Mr. Thorpe:
In your letter dated November 15, 1991, on behalf of Seattle
Marine & Fishing Supply Company, you requested a tariff
classification ruling.
One sample of leaded, twisted 3-strand polypropylene rope
accompanied your correspondence. In your letter, you identified
it as "HI-TEC Seine Net Rope". The rope will be imported in
continuous lengths. The sample measures 3/4 inch in diameter. The
rope's three plies or strands are tightly twisted and each ply
consists of these materials, as follows: nine orange colored yarns
made of fibrillated polypropylene strips (one strand has 8 orange
yarns and one brown yarn); five blue yarns, made of fibrillated
polypropylene strips, in the strand's core; and one lead metal
thread, measuring less than 1/16 inch in diameter, wrapped by the
blue yarns in the strand's core. The three lead threads, one in
each ply, add weight to the rope so that it will sink into the sea
for fishing purposes. The lead is not added for reinforcement.
We assume that the cordage measures more than 10,000 decitex and
that it is chief weight and chief value of polypropylene. As
requested in your letter, the sample will be returned to you.
The applicable subheading for leaded rope will be
5607.49.2500, Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States
(HTS), which provides for twine, cordage, ropes and cables,..., of
polyethylene or polypropylene, other, other, not braided or
plaited, other. The rate of duty will be 15 percent ad valorem
plus 27.6 cents per kilogram.
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