CLA-2-52:S:N:N6:352 887667
Mr. Jim Paciaffi
Coronet Brokers Corp.
P. O. Box 30764
Jamaica, NY 11430
RE: The tariff classification of woven cotton gauze fabric from China.
Dear Mr. Paciaffi:
In your letter dated June 23, 1993, on behalf of your client Tandler
Textile, Inc., you requested a tariff classification ruling.
The submitted sample, identified as gauze fabric, is a plain woven
fabric composed of 100% unbleached cotton. It is manufactured using 21/1
c.c. yarns in both the warp and filling. The fabric contains 16.5 single
yarns per centimeter in the warp and 14.9 single yarns per centimeter in the
filling. Weighing 122 g/m2, this merchandise will be imported in widths
ranging between 132 and 137 centimeter. The average yarn number has been
calculated to be 25 in the metric system.
The applicable subheading for the woven cotton fabric will be
5208.12.4090, 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 not more than 200 g/m2, unbleached, plain weave, weighing
more than 100 g/m2, of number 42 or lower number, cheesecloth. The rate of
duty will be 7 percent ad valorem.
This fabric falls within textile category designation 226. Based upon
international textile trade agreements, products of China are subject to
quota restrictions 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