CLA-2-52:S:N:N3H:352 870831
Mr. Robert D. Stang
Grunfeld, Desiderio, Lebowitz & Silverman
12 East 49th Street
New York, N.Y. 10017
RE: The tariff classification of 100% cotton hand-loomed fabric
from India.
Dear Mr. Stang:
In your letter dated January 23, 1992, on behalf of your
client Coyne Textile Services, you requested a classification
ruling.
Two samples of fabric accompanied your request for a ruling.
The first, is a 100% cotton plain woven greige fabric. It
contains 12.5 single yarns per centimeter in the warp and 9.5
single yarns per centimeter in the filling. It weighs
approximately 150 g/m2 and has been manufactured on a hand loom.
Based on the data submitted and an analysis of the fabric, the
average yarn number for this product has been calculated to be 14
in the metric system . The second sample is identical in
construction to the first fabric and varies only in the fact that
it has been printed. Both fabric will be used to manufacture
shop towels after importation into the United States.
The applicable subheading for the greige hand-loomed fabric
will be 5208.12.4090, 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, unbleached, plain weave, weighing more than
100 g/m2, of number 42 or lower number, cheesecloth. The duty
rate will be 7 percent ad valorem.
The applicable subheading for the printed plain woven hand-
loomed fabric will be 5208.52.1000, HTS, which provides for woven
fabrics of cotton, containing 85 percent or more by weight of
cotton, weighing not more than 200 g/m2, printed, plain weave,
weighing more than 100 g/m2, certified hand-loomed fabrics. The
duty rate will be 6 percent ad valorem. Classification as a
certified hand-loomed fabric is predicated on an official of a
government agency of India, prior to exportation, certifying the
fabric has been made on a hand loom by a cottage industry.
The greige plain woven fabric falls within textile category
designation 226. Based upon international textile trade
agreements, products of India are subject to visa requirements
and quota restraints. The printed plain woven hand-loomed fabric
is not currently subject to quota or visa requirements provided
that prior to exportation an official of a government agency of
India certifies that the fabric has been made on a hand loom by a
cottage industry.
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