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NY C82551




December 29, 1997

CLA-2-63:RR:NC:TA:349 C82551

CATEGORY: CLASSIFICATION

TARIFF NO.: 6301.30.0020

Ms. Gretchen H. Zink
Talbots
175 Real Street
Hingham, Massachusetts 02043

RE: The tariff classification of a infant's blanket from Macau.

Dear Ms. Gretchen:

In your letter dated December 5, 1997 you requested a classification ruling.

The instant sample, identified as style number 84143014, is a blanket. One side of the blanket is made from 80 percent cotton and 20 percent polyester knit pile fabric. The reverse side is made from 100 percent cotton printed knit fabric. The edges are finished with a strip of the printed fabric. The blanket measures approximately 29 x 31 inches. Sewn close to one of the edges is a small patch which reads "Talbots Kids". The sample is being returned.

The applicable subheading for the blanket will be 6301.30.0020, Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTS), which provides for blankets and traveling rugs: blankets (other than electric blankets) and traveling rugs, of cotton... other. The duty rate will be 9.2 percent ad valorem. The duty rate for 1998 will be 9.1 percent ad valorem.

The blanket falls within textile category designation 369. Based upon international textile trade agreements products of Macau are subject to 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.

The submitted sample is not marked with its country of origin. Section 134.11 of the Customs Regulations (19 C.F.R. 134.11) provides in part:

Unless excepted by law...every article of foreign origin (or its container) imported into the U.S. shall be marked in a conspicuous place as legibly, indelibly, and permanently as the nature of the article (or container) will permit, in such a manner as to indicate to an ultimate purchaser in the U.S. the English name of the country of origin of the article, at the time of importation into the Customs territory of the U.S.

Additionally, please note that separate Federal Trade Commission marking requirements exist regarding country of origin, fiber content, and other information that must appear on many textile items. You should contact the Federal Trade Commission, Division of Enforcement, 6th and Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C., 20580, for information on the applicability of these requirements to this item.

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 John Hansen at 212-466-5854.

Sincerely,

Robert B. Swierupski
Director,

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