CLA-2-51:S:N:N6:351 889052
Mr. James C. Alberdi
A. J. Arango Inc.
501 E. Jackson St., suite 301
Tampa, FL 33601
RE: The tariff classification of wool and acrylic yarns from
Brazil
Dear Mr. Alberdi:
In your letter dated July 14, 1993 you requested a
classification ruling, on behalf of your client Hylda Barros
Cicero, for certain woven fabrics and yarns. The woven fabrics
were addressed in our letter to you dated July 29, 1993, under our
file number NY 888333. In that letter we indicated that there was
insufficient information to classify the yarns. Since that time,
however, we received samples and certain additional information
which now enable us to provide a classification ruling for the
yarns.
You have submitted three small samples of yarns which you
indicate will be imported in "bundles" and sold at retail to
individuals for making rugs. The yarns are not identified as to
style number or product code, but only as "100% Wool Combed," "100%
Wool Carded" and "50% Combed Wool 50% Polyester." The "100% Wool
Combed" is a four-ply twisted yarn and the others are three-ply
twisted yarns. In a conversation with National Import Specialist
Jeff Konzet on August 9, 1993, you indicated that the yarns would
be imported in retail-type 100 gram skeins.
The applicable subheading for the "100% Wool Combed" and the
"100% Wool Carded" yarns will be 5109.10.6000, Harmonized Tariff
Schedule of the United States (HTS), which provides for yarn of
wool..., put up for retail sale; containing 85 percent or more by
weight of wool; other; other. The duty rate will be 9 percent ad
valorem.
The applicable subheading for the "50% Combed Wool 50%
Polyester" yarn will be 5511.20.0000, HTS, which provides for yarn
(other than sewing thread) of man-made staple fibers, put up for
retail sale; of synthetic staple fibers, containing less than 85
percent by weight of such fibers. The duty rate will be 13 percent
ad valorem. (Please note that, for this item, even a small change
in the weight breakdown for the imported merchandise may affect the
classification).
The "100% Wool Combed" and "100% Wool Carded" yarns fall
within textile category designation 400. The "50% Combed Wool 50%
Polyester" yarn falls within textile category designation 200.
Based upon international textile trade agreements products of
Brazil are subject to quota and the requirement of a visa.
The designated textile and apparel categories 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