CLA-2-60:OT:RR:NC:TA:352
Ms. Katie Carothers
Hanesbrands, Inc.
1000 East Hanes Mill Road
Winston-Salem, NC 27105
RE: The tariff classification of a 100% cotton rib knit fabric from El Salvador.
Dear Ms. Carothers:
In your letter dated May 1, 2008 you requested a classification ruling. The sample is being returned as requested.
The submitted sample, designated as style 2754 “Swiss Rib Fabric”, is a 2 X 2 rib knit fabric composed of 100% cotton. It is constructed using 26/1 c.c. cotton yarns and is characterized by distinct raised ribs running the length of the fabric. The marl or mixture yarns that form this product have been spun with fiber of different colors creating a gray heather appearance. This seamless circular knit tubular fabric is 25 centimeters wide when measured flattened.
The applicable subheading for the 100% cotton rib knit fabric will be 6003.20.3000, Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS), which provides for knitted or crocheted fabrics of a width not exceeding 30 centimeters, other than those of heading 6001 or 6002, of cotton, other. The duty rate will be 8 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 fabric falls within textile category 222. With the exception of certain products of China, quota/visa requirements are no longer applicable for merchandise which is the product of World Trade Organization (WTO) member countries. Quota and visa requirements are the result of international agreements that are subject to frequent renegotiations and changes. To obtain the most current information on quota and visa requirements applicable to this merchandise, we suggest you check, close to the time of shipment, the “Textile Status Report for Absolute Quotas” which is available on our web site at www.cbp.gov. For current information regarding possible textile safeguard actions on goods from China and related issues, we refer you to the web site of the Office of Textiles and Apparel of the Department of Commerce 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