CLA-2-52:RR:NC:TA:352 B82767
Ms. Susan D. Klingbeil
Ikea North America Services, Inc.
Plymouth Commons
496 W. Germantown Pike
Plymouth Meeting, PA 19462
RE: The tariff classification of a jacquard woven upholstery
fabric from Sweden.
Dear Ms. Klingbeil:
In your letter dated March 3, 1997 you requested a tariff
classification ruling.
The submitted sample, identified as style Brasta Black
(reference number 013.881.80), is a jacquard woven fabric
composed of 62% cotton, 30% polyester and 8% rayon. It is
constructed using yarns of different colors and is characterized
by a complex weave which gives the fabric a textured gravel like
appearance. The fabric contains 94 warp ends per inch and 22
filling picks per inch. Weighing approximately 271 g/m2, this
product will be imported in 137 centimeter widths.
The applicable subheading for the jacquard woven fabric will
be 5211.49.0020, Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States
(HTS), which provides for woven fabrics of cotton, containing
less than 85 percent by weight of cotton, mixed mainly or solely
with man-made fibers, weighing more than 200 g/m2, of yarns of
different colors, other fabrics, jacquard woven. The rate of
duty will be 9.2 percent ad valorem.
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 Alan
Tytelman at 212-466-5896.
Sincerely,
Paul K. Schwartz
Chief, Textile and Apparel Branch
National Commodity
Specialist Division