CLA-2-70:RR:NC:TA:352 C89050
Mr. Robert C. Thompson
W.J. Byrnes & Co. of Los Angeles, Inc.
5777 W. Century Blvd #360
Los Angeles, CA 90045
RE: The tariff classification of woven glass fiber fabric from China.
Dear Mr. Thompson:
In your letter dated June 9, 1998, on behalf of your client Benelec
Corporation, you requested a classification ruling.
The submitted sample, designated as item EW200-127, is a plain woven fabric
made from 100% glass filament fiber yarns. Your correspondence indicates that
this product is not made from glass rovings. This item contains approximately
42 single yarns per inch in the warp and 32 single yarns per inch in the
filling. Laboratory analysis indicates that this product weighs 199 g/m2. The
fabric is constructed using 70 tex filament yarns in both the warp and filling
and will be imported in 127 centimeter widths.
The applicable subheading for the woven glass fiber fabric will be
7019.52.4000, Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTS), which
provides for glass fibers (including glass wool) and articles thereof (for
example, yarn, woven fabric), other woven fabrics, of a width exceeding 30 cm,
plain weave, weighing less than 250 g/m2, of filaments measuring per single yarn
not more than 136 tex, not colored, other. The duty rate will be 7.9 percent ad
valorem.
this fabric falls within textile category designation 622. Based upon
international textile trade agreements products of China are subject to quota
and the requirement of a visa.
The designated textile and apparel categories may be subdivided into parts.
If so, visa and quota requirements applicable to the subject merchandise may be
affected. 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 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,
Robert B. Swierupski
Director,
National Commodity
Specialist Division