CLA-2-52:OT:RR:NC:TA:348
Brett Ian Harris
Pisani & Roll PLLC
1629 K Street NW, Suite 300
Washington, DC 20006
RE: The tariff classification of cotton/linen fabric from China
Dear Mr. Harris:
In your letter dated October 17, 2008, on behalf of your client, Global Textile Alliance, you requested a classification ruling.
The submitted sample is identified as style “Autumn”. Autumn is woven fabric composed unbleached and bleached yarns. The fabric is composed of 70% cotton and 30% linen. It is characterized by having been woven with a plain weave except that each group of two warp ends is woven as one (taped warp). This product contains 13.4 single yarns per centimeter in the warp and 12.6 single yarns per centimeter in the filling. Weighing 350 g/m2, this item will be imported in 140 centimeter widths.
The applicable subheading for Autumn will be 5212.22.6040, Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS), which provides for other woven fabrics of cotton, weighing more than 200 g/m2, bleached, other, duck. The duty rate will be 7.8 percent.
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/.
Autumn falls within textile category 219. With the exception of certain products of China, quota/visa requirements are no longer applicable for merchandise which is the product of World Trade Organization (WTO) member countries.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 Rosemarie Hayward at (646) 733-3064.
Sincerely,
Robert B. Swierupski
Director
National Commodity Specialist Division