CLA-2-52:S:N:N3H:352 870575
TARIFF NO: 5208.12.4090
Mr. Dilip D. Doshi
Dimpex
1132 Cotswold Lane
West Chester, PA 19380
RE: The tariff classification of 100% cotton woven fabric from
Mexico/India/Pakistan/Guatemala and Lithuania.
Dear Mr. Doshi:
In your letter dated January 7, 1992, you requested a tariff
classification ruling.
This letter is in response to your request for
classification of a plain weave fabric. The merchandise is
composed of 100% cotton that is unbleached. It contains 10.2
single yarns per centimeter in the warp and 7.8 single yarns per
centimeter in the filling. This product will be imported in
either 91 centimeter or 137 centimeter widths and weighs 152
g/m2. The average yarn number has been calculated to be 11 in
the metric system. You indicate that this fabric will be used to
manufacture "shop towels" in the United States.
The applicable subheading for the plain weave fabric will be
5208.12.4090, Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States
(HTS), which provides for woven fabrics of cotton, containing 85
percent or more by weight of cotton, weighing not more than 200
g/m2, unbleached, plain weave, weighing more than 100 g/m2, of
number 42 or lower number, cheesecloth. The rate of duty will be
7 percent ad valorem.
The fabric falls within textile category designation 226.
Based upon international textile trade agreements, products of
Pakistan, Mexico and India are subject to quota restraints and
visa requirements. Currently neither quota nor visa requirements
apply to this product if imported from Guatemala or Lithuania.
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, 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.
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