CLA-2-63:RR:NC:TA:352 C87075
Ms. Melinda Shellnut
Coppersmith Inc.
3014 Airfreight Road, Suite 200
Houston, Texas 77032
RE: The tariff classification of a 100% Polypropylene bag for
packing cement from India.
Dear Ms. Shellnut:
In your letter dated April 17, 1998, on behalf of your client
Unlimited Plastics Company, Inc., you requested a classification
ruling.
The submitted sample, designated as a "Polypropylene Sewn
Valve Bag", is a bag composed of 100% polypropylene. It is
constructed from a plain woven fabric manufactured by weaving
polypropylene strips that measure 3 millimeters in width into a
fabric and then sewing several panels of fabric into a bag. The
polypropylene strips meet the dimensional requirements to be
considered textile strips and consequently the bag is considered a
textile bag. This product measures 30 inches in length by 19
inches in width, weighs 71 g/m2 and features a small opening in one
side of the bag near its top which facilitates the packing of the
bag. The bag is designed to be filled with cement or a cement mix
and is used to store, ship and market the cement. In a telephone
conversation with this office you indicate that some of the bags
you intend to import, although identical in construction and use,
might have slightly smaller dimensions and may be imprinted on the
outside with marketing information identifying the seller, product
and similar information.
The applicable subheading for the packing bags whether or not
imprinted with marketing information will be 6305.33.0020,
Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTS), which
provides for sacks and bags, of a kind used for packing of goods,
of man-made textile materials, other, of polyethylene or
polypropylene strip or the like, other. The duty rate will be 9.1
percent ad valorem.
This bag falls within textile category designation 669. 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,
Robert B. Swierupski
Director,
National Commodity
Specialist Division