CLA-2-50:RR:NC:TA:352 C89007
Ms. Edith V. Anderson
29 Hyde Lane
Westport, CT 06880
RE: The tariff classification of 100% filament silk plain woven fabric from
Thailand.
Dear Ms. Anderson:
In your letter dated June 10, 1998 you requested a tariff classification
ruling.
The submitted sample is a plain woven fabric composed of 100% silk.
Laboratory analysis indicates that this product is manufactured using filament
silk yarns in both the warp and filling. This fabric is constructed using yarns
of different colors and weighs 97.2 g/m2. It will be imported in 113 centimeter
widths.
The applicable subheading for the plain woven silk fabric will be
5007.20.0085, Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTS), which
provides for woven fabrics of silk or of silk waste, other fabrics, containing
85 percent or more by weight of silk or of silk waste other than noil silk,
other, other, not jacquard woven, other. The duty rate will be 1 percent ad
valorem.
Articles which are classifiable under subheading 5007.20.0085, HTS, which
are products of Thailand are entitled to duty free treatment under the
Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) upon compliance with all applicable
regulations. However, The GSP expired on June 30, 1998 and has not been
extended. Congress may choose to renew GSP retroactively. In that case, the
GSP provisions cited herein may apply retroactively.
Your correspondence also inquires about various entry procedures. We
suggest that you contact the local U.S. Customs Service office in you area to
discuss these issues.
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