CLA-2-52:S:N:N3H:352 876886
TARIFF NO: 5210.59.6020
Mr. Laurence Hiller
Sabtex (N.Y.) Ltd.
120 Van Nostrand Avenue
Englewood Cliffs, NJ 07632
RE: The tariff classification of polyester/cotton woven fabric
from Pakistan.
Dear Mr. Hiller:
In your letter dated July 28, 1992, you requested a tariff
classification ruling.
You have submitted a sample of printed fabric that is
identified as "oxford cloth". It is woven as plain weave except
that two warp ends (taped warp) are woven as one. Based on
Customs laboratory analysis, this merchandise is constructed
using 35/1 c.c. yarns in both the warp and the filling. The
fabric is composed of 59.8% cotton and 40.2% polyester. It
contains 33.8 single yarns per centimeter in the warp and 22.8
single yarns per centimeter in the filling. This fabric weighs
107 g/m2 and the average yarn number has been calculated to be 52
in the metric system.
The applicable subheading for the "oxford cloth" will be
5210.59.6020, Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States
(HTS), which provides for woven fabrics of cotton, containing
less than 85 percent by weight of cotton, mixed mainly or solely
with man-made fibers, weighing not more than 200 g/m2, printed,
other fabrics, other, of number 43 to 68, oxford cloth. The rate
of duty will be 12.2 percent ad valorem.
The woven fabric falls within textile category designation
227. Based upon international textile trade agreements, products
of Pakistan are subject to 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