CLA-2-57:OT:RR:NC:N3:349
Ms. Ruby Wood Sevcik
Pier 1 Imports
P.O. Box 961020
Forth Worth, Texas 76161-0020
RE: The tariff classification of a rug from India
Dear Ms. Sevcik:
In your letter dated August 18, 2008 you requested a classification ruling.
The submitted sample, identified as SKU 2334381, is a rug. The rug is made from 60 percent cotton and 40 percent jute yarns. The weft is composed of alternating lines of jute yarns and strips of cotton woven fabric in various colors . The warp yarns extend beyond the edge of the rug to form a 2-inch knotted fringe. This rug will also be made in another color and size 48 x 72 inches (SKU 2333794).
The applicable subheading for the rug will be 5702.99.0500., Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS), 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 duty rate will be 6.8 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/.
The rug falls within textile category 369. With the exception of certain products of China, quota/visa requirements are no longer applicable for merchandise which is the product of World Trade Organization (WTO) member countries.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 John Hansen at 646-733-3043.
Sincerely,
Robert B. Swierupski
Director
National Commodity Specialist Division