CLA-2-51:S:N:N3H:352 876966
Mr. David J. Katz
161 Ringneck Drive
Harrisburg, PA 17112
RE: The tariff classification of 100% wool woven fabric from
Great Britain.
Dear Mr. Katz:
In your letter dated August 5, 1992 you requested a tariff
classification ruling.
The submitted sample, designated by you as a Harris Tweed,
is a hand woven 100% carded wool fabric. You indicate that this
twill woven fabric has been manufactured on a hand loom that is
29 inches in width. Weighing approximately 448 g/m2, it is
manufactured using yarns of different colors.
The fabric is woven on the Isle of Harris in the Outer Hebrides,
Scotland.
The applicable subheading for the twill woven fabric will be
5111.19.2000, Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States
(HTS), which provides for woven fabrics of carded wool or of
carded fine animal hair, containing 85 percent or more by weight
of wool or fine animal hair, other, other, hand-woven, with a
loom width of less than 76 centimeters. The rate of duty will be
17.6 cents per kilogram plus 12.5 percent ad valorem.
In addition to inquiring about the classification of this
product, your letter requests information on the effect of the
ruling on the processing of the prospective import transaction.
Section 177.9 of the Customs Regulations state in part that:
A ruling letter issued by the Customs
Service, under the provisions of this part
represents the official position of the
Customs Service with respect to the
particular transaction or issue described
therein and is binding on all Customs Service
personnel in accordance with the provisions
of this section until modified or revoked.
It is clear that a ruling letter does not require renewal and is
effective as long as it is neither modified or revoked and the
facts upon which the ruling is based have not been altered.
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