CLA-2-52:S:N:N6:352 885739
Mr. Charles E. Montgomery, Jr.
Fritz Companies, Inc.
P. O. Box 11004
Charleston, SC 29411-1004
RE: The tariff classification of four samples of cotton woven
fabric from India.
Dear Mr. Montgomery:
In your letter dated May 5, 1993, on behalf of your client
Arvind Worldwide, Inc., you requested a tariff classification
ruling.
You have submitted four samples identified as sort nos.
30303, 30372, 30600 and 30602. Sort no. 30303 is an indigo denim
fabric composed of 100% cotton. This 3x1 twill woven fabric is
constructed using 7/1 c.c. yarns in the warp and 6/1 c.c. yarns
in the filling. The merchandise contains 27.9 single yarns per
centimeter in the warp and 16.5 single yarns per centimeter in
the filling. It is woven with yarns of different colors and
features blue warp yarns and a bleached filling. Weighing 491
g/m2, the fabric will be imported in widths ranging between 149
and 152 centimeters.
Sort no. 30372 is a 2x1 twill woven fabric manufactured with
yarns of different colors. The warp yarns have been dyed blue
while the filling yarns have been bleached. This indigo denim
fabric is composed of 100% cotton. It is constructed using 9/1
c.c. yarns in both the warp and filling. The merchandise
contains 27.9 single yarns per centimeter in the warp and 16.5
single yarns per centimeter in the filling. Weighing 356 g/m2,
this fabric will be imported in widths ranging between 149 and
152 centimeters.
Sort no. 30600, identified as Ecru Denim, is composed of
100% unbleached cotton. The fabric is constructed using 7/1 c.c.
yarns in the warp and 6/1 c.c. yarns in the filling. It contains
27.9 single yarns per centimeter in the warp and 16.5 single
yarns per centimeter in the filling. This 3x1 twill woven fabric
weighs 491 g/m2 and it will be imported in widths ranging between
149 and 152 centimeters.
Sort. no. 30602 is a 3x1 twill woven fabric that is
identified as Ecru Denim. It is composed of 100% unbleached
cotton and weighs 432 g/m2. This merchandise is constructed
using 7/1 c.c. yarns in the warp and 9/1 c.c.
yarns in the filling. The fabric contains 27.9 single yarns per
centimeter in the warp and 16.5 single yarns per centimeter in
the filling. It will be imported in widths ranging between 149
and 152 centimeters.
The applicable subheading for sort no. 30303 will be
5209.42.0040, 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 more than 200 g/m2,
of yarns of different colors, blue denim, weighing more than 360
g/m2. The rate of duty will be 8.9 percent ad valorem.
The applicable subheading for sort no. 30372 will be
5209.42.0020, HTS, which provides for woven fabrics of cotton,
containing 85 percent or more by weight of cotton, weighing more
than 200 g/m2, of yarns of different colors, blue denim, weighing
not more than 360 g/m2. The rate of duty will be 8.9 percent ad
valorem.
The applicable subheading for sort nos. 30600 and 30602 will
be 5209.12.0020, HTS, which provides for woven fabrics of cotton,
containing 85 percent or more by weight of cotton, weighing more
than 200 g/m2, unbleached, 3-thread or 4-thread twill, including
cross twill, not napped. The rate of duty will be 6.5 percent ad
valorem.
Sort nos. 30303 and 30372 fall within textile category
designation 225. Based upon international textile trade
agreements, products of India are subject to quota restraints and
visa requirements.
Sort nos. 30600 and 30602 fall within textile category
designation 317. Based upon international textile trade
agreements, products of India 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