CLA-2-52:RR:NC:TP:352 A83116
Ms. Tania Balog
Ranko Balog Co.
8924 Bellanca Ave
Los Angeles, CA 90045-4700
RE: The tariff classification of 100% cotton bleached plain
woven fabric from India.
Dear Ms. Balog:
In your letter dated April 19, 1996, on behalf of your
client Hollander Home Fashions. you requested a classification
ruling.
The submitted sample is a bleached plain woven fabric
composed of 100% cotton. Laboratory analysis indicates that this
product contains 22.4 single yarns per centimeter in the warp and
16.1 single yarns per centimeter in the filling. Weighing 73.2
g/m2, this fabric will be imported in 160 centimeter widths.
Based on the information provided and the data developed by
laboratory analysis, the average yarn number for this fabric has
been calculated to be 52 in the metric system.
The applicable subheading for the bleached plain woven
fabric will be 5208.21.4060, Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the
United States (HTS), which provides for woven fabrics of cotton,
containing 85 percent or more by weight of cotton, weighing not
more than 200 g/m2, bleached, plain weave, weighing not more than
100 g/m2, of numbers 43 to 68, printcloth. The duty rate will be
10.2 percent ad valorem.
This fabric falls within textile category designation 315.
Based upon international textile trade agreements products of
India are subject to quota and the requirement of a visa.
The designated textile and apparel categories may be
subdivided into parts. If so, visa and quota requirements
applicable to the subject merchandise may be affected. Part
categories are the result of international bilateral agreements
which are subject to frequent renegotiations and changes. To
obtain the most current information available, we suggest that
you check, close to the time of shipment, the Status Report on
Current Import Quotas (Restraint Levels), an internal issuance of
the U.S. Customs Service, which is available for inspection at
your local Customs office.
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 212-466-5896.
Sincerely,
Roger J. Silvestri
Director
National Commodity
Specialist Division