CLA-2-55:S:N:N6:352 883936
Mr. Paul P. Leung
Harmonic Textiles, Co., Inc.
29 West 35th Street
New York, NY 10001
RE: The tariff classification of three samples of woven fabric from
Thailand.
Dear Mr. Leung:
In your letter dated March 16, 1993, you requested a tariff
classification ruling.
You have submitted three samples of fabric that are plain woven with
yarns of different colors. Each of the samples is identical in construction
and vary only in color. Based on Customs laboratory analysis, this product
weighs 82.5 g/m2. The fabric is composed of 65% staple polyester and 35%
cotton. It is constructed using 45/1 c.c. yarns in both the warp and
filling. This merchandise contains 35.4 single yarns per centimeter in the
warp and 23.6 single yarns per centimeter in the filling. It will be
imported in widths ranging between 147 and 152 centimeters.
The applicable subheading for each of the three woven products will be
5513.31.0000, Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTS), which
provides for woven fabrics of synthetic staple fibers, containing less than
85 percent by weight of such fibers, mixed mainly or solely with cotton, of a
weight not exceeding 170 g/m2, of yarns of different colors, of polyester
staple fibers, plain weave. The rate of duty will be 17 percent ad valorem.
These woven products fall within textile category designation 218.
Based upon international textile trade agreements, products of Thailand 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