CLA-2-52:RR:NC:TA:352 D81048
Mr. Him T. Tjhung
Frank T. Tjhung Associates, LC
854 Parker Drive, Suite B
Florence, S.C. 29501
RE: The tariff classification of 100% cotton twill woven fabrics from
Indonesia.
Dear Mr. Tjhung:
In your letter dated August 3, 1998 you requested a classification ruling.
The submitted sample, designated as style #3867 Denim Fabric, is a 100%
cotton 3X1 warp face twill woven fabric. It is manufactured with an indigo blue
colored warp and a bleached white filling. This fabric contains 26.8 single
yarns per centimeter in the warp and 16.5 single yarns per centimeter in the
filling. The product has been constructed using 7/1 c.c. yarns in both the warp
and the filling. Weighing approximately 327 g/m2, this fabric will be imported
152 centimeter widths. Your letter also indicates that you intend to import a
fabric with an identical construction which varies only in the fact that the
warp yarns will be dyed black instead of blue.
The applicable subheading for the 100% cotton twill woven fabric with the
blue warp yarns will be 5209.42.0020, 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 more than 200 g/m2, of yarns of different
colors, denim, blue denim, weighing not more than 360 g/m2. The duty rate will
be 8.7 percent ad valorem.
The applicable subheading for the 100% cotton twill woven fabric with the
black warp yarns will be 5209.42.0060, 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 more than 200 g/m2, of yarns of different
colors, denim, other denim, weighing not more than 360 g/m2. The duty rate will
be 8.7 percent ad valorem.
The woven fabric with the blue warp falls within textile category
designation 225 while the woven fabric with the black warp falls within textile
category designation 218. Based upon international textile trade agreements
products of Indonesia 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