CLA-2-63:S:N:N6:349 811976
Ms. Kathleen Blaser
Blaser & Mercile, Inc.
P.O. Box 81309 AMF
Cleveland, Ohio 44181
RE: The tariff classification of dish towels from Portugal.
Dear Ms. Blaser:
In your letter dated June 19, 1995 you requested a tariff
classification ruling.
You submitted three dish towels. The first towel referred
to in your letter as a "flat towel", is a towel made of 100
percent cotton woven fabric. It measures 50 x 73.5 centimeters
and all four edges are hemmed. The towel is blue in color and
has four thin stripes and a large center jacquard woven stripe.
The center stripe has a jacquard woven pot and dish design.
The second towel referred to in letter as "terry towel", is
a green colored towel made of 100 percent terry toweling fabric.
It measures 43 x 73.5 centimeters and all four edges are hemmed.
The towel features a jacquard woven segment with a pot and pan
design and also has four checkered stripes.
The third towel referred to a "dual towel", is a towel made
of 100 percent cotton. The face of the towel has terry loops
while the back is flat woven. All four edges are hemmed and it
measures 40 x 73.5 centimeters. It is blue in color and at each
end there is a stripe with the word "Calphalon". The three
towels are being returned.
The applicable subheading for the "flat towel" will be
6302.91.0035, Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States
(HTS), which provides for bed linen, table linen, toilet linen
and kitchen linen: other: of cotton... other: towels: jacquard
figured. The rate of duty will be 10.4 percent ad valorem.
The applicable subheading for the other two towels will be
6302.60.0010, HTS, which provides for bed linen, table linen,
toilet linen and kitchen linen: toilet linen and kitchen linen,
of terry toweling or similar terry fabrics, of cotton... towels:
dish. The rate of duty is 10.2 percent ad valorem.
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
New York Seaport