CLA-2-52:RR:NC:TA:352 D81449
Ms. Eleanore Kelly-Kobayashi
Rode & Qualey
295 Madison Avenue
New York, NY 10017
RE: The tariff classification of cotton/polyester blend plain
woven printed fabric from Pakistan.
Dear Ms. Kelly-Kobayashi:
In your letter dated August 17, 1998, on behalf of your client
Arlee Home Fashions, you requested a classification ruling.
The submitted sample, designated as style Contessa, is a plain
woven fabric which has been printed with a floral motif.
Laboratory analysis indicates that this product is composed of
52.6% cotton and 47.4% staple polyester. It contains 26 single
yarns per centimeter in the warp and 24 single yarns per centimeter
in the filling. Weighing 127.3 g/m2, this fabric will be imported
in 152 centimeter widths. Based on the data developed by the
Customs' Laboratory, the average yarn number for this item has been
calculated to be 39 in the metric system.
The applicable subheading for the plain woven printed fabric
will be 5210.51.4040, Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United
States (HTS), which provides for woven fabrics of cotton,
containing less than 85 percent by weight of cotton, mixed mainly
or solely with man-made fibers, weighing not more than 200 g/m2,
printed, plain weave, of number 42 or lower number, sheeting. The
duty rate will be 10.2 percent ad valorem.
This woven fabric falls within textile category designation
313. Based upon international textile trade agreements products of
Pakistan 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