CLA-2-57:OT:RR:NC:N3:349
Mr. Sheridan Black
Custom Cool LLC
357 Centre Island Road
Oyster Bay, NY 11771
RE: The tariff classification of various rugs from Nepal and India
Dear Mr. Black:
In your letter dated November 19, 2008 you requested a classification ruling.
The submitted samples identified as Items 1-4 are rugs. Item 1 is a wool hand knotted rug. It has a cotton foundation. The wool knots are not cut creating a long pile on the surface of the rug. Item 2 is a hand knotted silk rug. It features a cotton foundation. The silk knots are sheared.
Both rugs will measure 5’ x 7’ and will be made in Nepal.
Item 3 is a hand-tufted rug. It is made from wool yarns and viscose rayon yarns that are hand- tufted into a pre-existing woven base. A latex coating and secondary fabric backing have been applied. Item 4 is a hand woven rug with a stripe and star design. The rug is made from 100 percent cotton yarns. It is hand-woven with warp gaps and shared warps in a manner similar to a “Kelem” type construction. Although the majority of the rug consists of edge to edge stripes, the portion with the design uses discontinuous warps. Both rugs measure 5’ x 7’ and are made in India.
The applicable subheading for Item 1 will be 5701.10.4000, Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS), which provides for carpets and other textile floor coverings, knotted, whether or not made up: of wool or fine animal hair: other: hand-hooked, that is, in which the tufts were inserted and knotted by hand or by means of a hand tool. The duty rate will be Free.
The applicable subheading for Item 2 will be 5701.90.1010, HTSUS, which provides for carpets and other textile floor coverings, knotted, whether or not made up: of other textile materials: with pile inserted and knotted during weaving or knitting... hand knotted. The rate of duty will be Free.
The applicable subheading for Item 3 if the tufted pile is chief weight wool will be 5703.10.2000, HTSUS, which provides for carpets and other textile floor coverings, tufted, whether or not made up: of wool or fine animal hair: hand-hooked, that is, in which the tufts were inserted by hand or by means of a hand tool. The duty rate will be 6 percent ad valorem.
The applicable subheading for Item 3 if the tufted pile is in chief weight viscose will be 5703.30.2000, HTSUS, which provides for carpets and other textile floor coverings, tufted, whether or not made up: of other man-made textile materials: hand-hooked, that is, in which the tufts were inserted by hand or by means of a hand tool. The duty rate will be 6 percent ad valorem.
The applicable subheading for Item 4 will be 5702.10.9020, 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; “Kelem”, “Schumacks”, “Karamanie” and similar hand-woven rugs: other… of cotton. The duty rate will be Free.
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 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