CLA-2-56:S:N:N3H:351:868272
Ms. Maureen Shoule
J.W. Hampton, Jr. & Co., Inc.
15 Park Row
New York, N.Y. 10038
RE: The tariff classification of twisted polypropylene rope,
which is made of wide nonfibrillated strips, from Portugal.
Dear Ms. Shoule:
In your letter dated October 25, 1991, on behalf of
Amalgamated Cordage Corp., you requested a tariff classification
ruling.
You have submitted a sample coil of yellow, twisted
polypropylene rope. It measures 1/2 inch in diameter by 100 feet
in length. According to our New York laboratory, the cordage has
three plies, and each ply is composed of nonfibrillated strips
measuring 39.0 millimeters in width in their unfolded, untwisted
and uncrimped condition. We assume that the cordage measures
more than 10,000 decitex. As requested in your letter, the
sample will be returned to you.
The applicable subheading for the polypropylene rope will be
5607.49.1000, Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States
(HTS), which provides for twine, cordage, ropes and cables,...,
of polyethylene or polypropylene, other, of wide nonfibrillated
strip. The rate of duty will be 5.3 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