CLA-2-54:RR:NC:TA:352 M80227
Mr. Robert Glover
L.E. Coppersmith, Inc.
2041 Rosecrans Avenue, Third Floor
El Segundo, CA 90245
RE: The tariff classification of a dyed 100% filament polypropylene plain woven fabric from China or Taiwan.
Dear Mr. Glover:
In your letter dated January 26, 2006, on behalf of your client Treasure Garden, Inc., you requested a classification ruling.
The submitted sample, designated as style number 2439, is a dyed plain woven fabric composed of 100% filament polypropylene. It contains 15 single yarns per centimeter in the warp and 11 single yarns per centimeter in the filling. This product is constructed using 700 denier filament polypropylene yarns in both the warp and the filling. Weighing 200g/m2, this fabric will be imported in 137 centimeter widths.
The applicable subheading for the plain woven polypropylene fabric will be 5407.72.0060, Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS), which provides for woven fabrics of synthetic filament yarn, including woven fabrics obtained from the materials of heading 5404, other woven fabrics, containing 85 percent or more by weight of synthetic filaments, dyed, weighing more than 170 g/m2. The duty rate will be 14.9 percent ad valorem.
Duty rates are provided for your convenience and are subject to change. The text of the most recent HTSUS and the accompanying duty rates are provided on World Wide Web at http://www.usitc.gov/tata/hts/.
This plain woven fabric falls within textile category designation 620. Quota and visa status are the result of international agreements that are subject to frequent renegotiations and changes. To obtain the most current information as to whether quota and visa requirements apply to this merchandise, we suggest that you check, close to the time of shipment, the “Textile Status Report for Absolute Quotas” available at our web site at www.cbp.gov. In addition, you will find current information on textile import quotas, textile safeguard actions and related issues at the web site of the Office of Textiles and Apparel, at otexa.ita.doc.gov.
This ruling is being issued under the provisions of Part 177 of the Customs Regulations (19 C.F.R. 177).
A copy of the ruling or the control number indicated above should be provided with the entry documents filed at the time this merchandise is imported. If you have any questions regarding the ruling, contact National Import Specialist Alan Tytelman at 646-733-3045.
Sincerely,
Robert B. Swierupski
Director,
National Commodity
Specialist Division