CLA-2-42:S:N:N3G:341 859878
Ms. Judith M. Lubman
Lubman And Company
816 The Hearst Building
San Francisco, CA 94103
RE: The tariff classification of a travel bag and a cotton
dishtowel from China.
Dear Ms. Lubman:
In your letter dated January 18, 1991, on behalf of
Williams-Sonoma, Inc., you requested a tariff classification
ruling.
You have submitted two samples. Article # LUB820 is a
satchel style travel bag constructed of cotton canvas textile
materials with leather trim. The bag is lined with textile
materials and measures approximately 15" x 11" x 8". The item
features double leather carrying handles and closes by means of
double buckle-type fasteners and a metal slide fastener.
Article #S/17-18-19-29, is a dish towel made of 100% cotton
woven fabric. It measures approximately 19 2/8 inches by 30 1/8
inches. All four edges are hemmed and it has stripes and a
rooster jacquard figured design.
The applicable subheading for article #LUB820, the travel
bag of cotton canvas textile materials, will be 4202.92.1500,
Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTS), which
provides for travel, sports and similar bags, with outer surface
of textile materials, of vegetable fibers and not of pile or
tufted construction, of cotton. The duty rate will be 7.2
percent ad valorem.
The applicable subheading for article #S/17-18-19-29, the
dish towel of 100% cotton textile materials, will be
6302.91.0035, HTS, which provides bed linen, table linen, toilet
linen and kitchen linen: other: of cotton...other: towels:
jacquard figured. The duty rate will be 10.5 percent ad valorem.
Item 4202.92.1500 falls within textile category designation
369. Based upon international textile trade agreements, products
of China are subject to visa requirements and quota restraints.
Item 6302.91.0035 falls within textile category designation
363.
Based upon international textile trade agreements, products of
China are subject to visa requirements and quota restraints.
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, 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
New York
Seaport