CLA-2-52:S:N:N3H:352 871559
TARIFF NO: 5208.32.3090
Ms. Mary Perez
Radix Group International, Inc.
Summit Corp. Center Building "B"
2430 Mall Drive, Suite 395
North Charleston, SC 29418
RE: The tariff classification of 100% cotton woven fabric from
China.
Dear Ms. Perez:
In your letter dated February 11, 1992, on behalf of your client
Toronto Textiles, you requested a tariff classification ruling.
The submitted sample of flannel fabric is composed of 100%
cotton. This merchandise is a plain woven fabric that has been dyed a
single uniform color. Laboratory analysis reveals that this product
contains 18 single yarns per centimeter in the warp and 15 single yarns
per centimeter in the filling. It is constructed with 20/1 c.c. yarns
in the warp and 10/1 c.c. yarns in the filling. The fabric weighs
145.3 g/m2 and will be imported in 112 centimeter widths. The average
yarn number has been calculated to be 22 in the metric system.
The applicable subheading for the flannel fabric will be
5208.32.3090, 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, dyed, plain
weave, weighing more than 100 g/m2, other, of number 42 or lower
number, cheesecloth. The rate of duty will be 9.6 percent ad valorem.
The woven fabric falls within textile category designation 226.
Based upon international textile trade agreements, products of China
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