CLA-2-58:OT:RR:NC:N3:350
Ms. Sandra Tovar
CST, Inc.
500 Lanier Avenue West, Suite 901
Fayetteville, GA 30214
RE: The tariff classification of a narrow woven polyester fabric with security strip, from various countries
Dear Ms. Tovar,
In your letter dated July 14, 2014, on behalf of your client, Avery Dennison Corporation, you requested a tariff classification ruling. Samples of the woven fabric and security strip were submitted with your ruling.
Item number AD-LN-1 is a narrow woven fabric measuring approximately 1¾" (4.45 cm) in width. As described in your correspondence, this fabric is woven of polyester filament yarns, with finished selvages on both sides. Woven into the fabric along one edge is a very narrow clear polypropylene plastic strip bearing a client’s name or logo in a tiny font. According to your letter, the purpose of this film is to discourage counterfeiting of the garments and as an emblem of authenticity. You state that this fabric will be imported in rolls 2000-meters in length, and will be used in the United States to produce labels for apparel or footwear.
The applicable subheading for item number AD-LN-1 will be 5806.32.2000, Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS), which provides for narrow woven fabrics […] other woven fabrics: of man-made fibers: other. The general rate of duty will be 6.2 percent ad valorem.
The rate of duty provided above is the rate applicable to this merchandise when it is manufactured in a country with which the United States has Normal Trade Relations.
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 assumption that the subject goods, in their condition as imported into the United States, conform to the facts and the description as set forth both in the ruling request and in this ruling. In the event that the facts or merchandise are modified in any way, you should bring this to the attention of Customs and you should resubmit for a new ruling in accordance with 19 CFR 177.2. You should also be aware that the material facts described in the foregoing ruling may be subject to periodic Customs laboratory analysis at the time of importation and to verification by Customs, and the fabric may be reclassified at that time.
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 Maribeth Dunajski at [email protected].
Sincerely,
Gwenn Klein Kirschner
Director
National Commodity Specialist Division