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NY 873970


May 10, 1992

CLA-2-52:S:N:N3H:352 873970

CATEGORY: CLASSIFICATION

TARIFF NO.: 5210.11.6020

Mr. Charles E. Montgomery, Jr.
Fritz Companies, Inc.
P.O. Box 11004
Charleston, SC 29411-1004

RE: The tariff classification of cotton/polyester woven fabric from China.

Dear Mr. Montgomery:

In your letter dated April 27, 1992, on behalf of your client Taritex Inc., you requested a classification ruling.

You have submitted a sample of plain woven fabric that is identified as quality no. 7510018. It is composed of 55% cotton and 45% staple polyester. The unbleached fabric is constructed using 35/1 c.c. yarns in both the warp and filling. It contains 32.3 single yarns per centimeter in the warp and 19.7 single yarns per centimeter in the filling. This merchandise weighs 96 g/m2 and the average yarn number is calculated to be 54 in the metric system.

The applicable subheading for the unbleached woven fabric will be 5210.11.6020, 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, unbleached, plain weave, of numbers 43 to 68, poplin or broadcloth. The duty rate will be 10.2 percent ad valorem.

This fabric falls within textile category designation 314. Based upon international textile trade agreements, products of China are subject to quota restraints and visa requirements.

The designated textile and apparel category may be subdivided into parts. If so, visa and quota requirements applicable to the subject merchandise may be affected. Since 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 Section 177 of the Customs Regulations (19 C.F.R. 177).

A copy of this ruling letter should be attached to the entry documents filed at the time this merchandise is imported. If the documents have been filed without a copy, this ruling should be brought to the attention of the Customs officer handling the transaction.

Sincerely,

Jean F. Maguire
Area Director

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