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NY M80379




February 17, 2006

CLA-2-63:RR:NC:N3:349 M80379

CATEGORY: CLASSIFICATION

TARIFF NO.: 6302.91.0035

Ms. Suzanne Lagay Kay
Franco Manufacturing Company, Inc.
555 Prospect Street
Metuchen, NJ 08840-2293

RE: The tariff classification of a kitchen towel from China.

Dear Ms. Kay:

In your letter dated February 3, 2006 you requested a classification ruling.

The merchandise at issue, identified as style K1739P, is a kitchen towel. The towel measures 16.5 inches by 27 inches. It is made from 100 percent cotton flat woven fabric. All four sides are hemmed. The center portion of the towel has a wide jacquard woven stripe depicting flowers. It is flanked on either side by a stripe in a waffle weave.

The applicable subheading for the towel will be 6302.91.0035, Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS), which provides for bed linen, table linen, toilet linen and kitchen linen: other: of cotton other: towels: jacquard figured. The duty rate will be 9.2 percent ad valorem.

Duty rates are provided for your convenience and are subject to change. The text of the most recent HTSUS and the accompanying duty rates are provided on World Wide Web at http://www.usitc.gov/tata/hts/.

The kitchen towel falls within textile category designation 363. Textile category designation 363 from China falls within the recently announced quantitative restrictions between the United States and China, commonly referred to as China Safeguards or Safeguard Quotas. Quota and visa status are the result of international agreements that are subject to frequent renegotiations and changes. To obtain the most current information as to whether quota and visa requirements apply to this merchandise, we suggest that you check, close to the time of shipment, the “Textile Status Report for Absolute Quotas” available at our web site at www.cbp.gov. In addition, you will find current information on textile import quotas, textile safeguard actions and related issues at the web site of the Office of Textiles and Apparel, at otexa.ita.doc.gov.

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 646-733-3043.

Sincerely,

Robert B. Swierupski
Director,

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