CLA-2-52:S:N:N6:352 886058
Mr. Harold Dichter
Leyden Customs Expediters, Inc.
99 Hudson Street
New York, NY 10013-2896
RE: The tariff classification of cotton/linen woven upholstery fabric from
Austria.
Dear Mr. Dichter:
In your letter dated May 11, 1993, on behalf of your client Jack Lenor
Larsen, Inc., you requested a tariff classification ruling.
You have submitted a sample of woven upholstery fabric. Based on the
information provided, the merchandise is composed of 67% cotton and 33%
linen. This textile product is woven with a complex weave and it has been
dyed a single uniform color. Weighing 236 g/m2, this fabric will be
imported in 137 centimeter widths.
The applicable subheading for this woven upholstery fabric will be
5212.23.6090, Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTS), which
provides for other woven fabrics of cotton weighing more than 200 g/m2, dyed,
other, other, other. The rate of duty will be 7.8 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