CLA-2-52:S:N:N3H:352 870777
TARIFF NO: 5208.21.4090
Ms. Joan A. Gall
William A. McGinty, Co.
9950 West Lawrence Avenue
Schiller Park, IL 60176
RE: The tariff classification of 100% cotton cheesecloth from
China/India/Turkey and Bulgaria.
Dear Ms. Gall:
In your letter dated January 16, 1992, you requested a
tariff classification ruling.
The submitted sample, identified as "cheesecloth", is a
bleached plain woven fabric. Based on the information provided,
the merchandise is composed of 100% cotton. This fabric contains
11 single yarns per centimeter in the warp and 9.5 single yarns
per centimeter in the filling. It is constructed using 38/1 c.c.
yarns in the warp and 30/1 c.c. yarns in the filling. The
fabric weighs approximately 35 g/m2 and will be imported in 91.44
centimeter widths. The average yarn number is calculated to be
57 in the metric system.
The applicable subheading for the cheesecloth woven fabric
will be 5208.21.4090, 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, bleached, plain weave, weighing not more than
100 g/m2, of numbers 43 to 68, cheesecloth. The rate of duty
will be 10.2 percent ad valorem.
The fabric falls within textile category designation 226. Based
upon international textile trade agreements, products of China and
India are subject to quota restraints and visa requirements. However,
products of Turkey and Bulgaria are not subject to any requirements at
this time.
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