NY 881227
DEC 17 1992
CLA-2-56:S:N:N6:345 881227
TARIFF NO. 5609.00.3000
Mr. Robert Stankiewicz
Frank W. Winne & Son, Inc.
44 North Front Street
Philadelphia, PA 19106
RE: The tariff classification of a rope from Korea or India.
Dear Mr. Stankiewicz:
In your letter dated December 9, 1992, you requested a
tariff classification ruling.
The sample submitted is a rope constructed of polypropylene
fibers with a loop at one end.
The applicable subheading for the rope with a loop at one
end or at both ends will be 5609.00.3000, Harmonized Tariff
Schedule of the United States (HTS), which provides for articles
of yarn, strip or the like or heading 5404 or 5405, twine,
cordage, rope or cables, not elsewhere specified or included: Of
man-made fibers. The rate of duty will be 9 percent ad valorem.
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