CLA-2-57:S:N:N6:349 887652
Mr. Luis A. Veltze
Proseinpe S.R.L.
P.O. Box 2054
Calle Mercado 1385
La Paz, Bolivia
RE: The tariff classification of a rag rug from Bolivia.
Dear Mr. Veltze:
In your letter dated June 4, 1993, received in our office on
June 28, 1993, you requested a tariff classification ruling.
The submitted item is a representative sample of a woven rag
rug which will be made in cotton, man-made fiber, and wool. The
warp threads are made of cotton and are white in color, and the
weft is constructed of variously colored strips of fabric. The
warp threads extend beyond the edge of the rug to form a fringe.
The rug is not made on a power-driven loom.
The applicable subheading for the cotton rag rug will be
5702.99.1010, Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States
(HTS), which provides for carpets and other textile floor
coverings, woven, not tufted or flocked, whether or not made up,
including "Kelem", "Schumacks", "Karamanie" and similar hand-
woven rugs: other, not of pile construction, made up: of other
textile materials: of cotton... woven, but not made on a power-
driven loom. The rate of duty will be 7.7 percent ad valorem.
The applicable subheading for the man-made fiber rag rug
will be 5702.92.0010, HTS, which provides for carpets and other
textile floor coverings, woven, not tufted or flocked, whether or
not made up, including "Kelem", "Schumacks", "Karamanie" and
similar hand-woven rugs: other, not of pile construction, made
up: of man-made textile materials... woven, but not made on a
power-driven loom. The rate of duty will be 5.3 percent ad
valorem.
The applicable subheading for the wool rag rug will be
5702.91.3000, HTS, which provides for carpets and other textile
floor coverings, woven, not tufted or flocked, whether or not
made up, including "Kelem", "Schumacks", "Karamanie" and similar
hand-woven rugs: other, not of pile construction made up: of wool
or fine animal hair: other. The rate of duty is 4.9 percent ad
valorem.
Section 141.87 of the Customs regulations (19 C.F.R. 141.87)
provides that "Whenever the classification...of merchandise
depends on the component materials, the invoice shall set forth a
breakdown giving the...weight...of each component material in
sufficient detail to determine the correct duties." The
submitted sample is such an item. The invoice for the imported
merchandise must show the actual component breakdown, as opposed
to a presumed breakdown.
The item in this request is not eligible for duty-free
treatment under the Andean Trade Preference Act (ATPA).
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