CLA-2-52:S:N:N3H:352 869714
Mr. Francisco Pereira
Washables, Inc.
Foreign Trade Zone #7
Guanajibo Industrial Park
Mayaguez, Puerto Rico 00681
RE: The tariff classification of cotton/polyester blend twill
woven fabric from Pakistan
Dear Mr Pereira:
In your undated letter, received in this office on December 12,
1991, you requested a classification ruling.
The submitted sample is a bleached three-thread twill woven fabric
composed of 60% cotton and 40% staple polyester. It contains
approximately 38 single yarns per centimeter in the warp and 19 single
yarns per centimeter in the filling. It is constructed using 16/1 c.c.
yarns in the warp and 10/1 c.c. yarns in the filling. Weighing 254.3
g/m2, the fabric will be imported in 81.3 centimeter widths.
The applicable subheading for the twill woven fabric will be
5211.22.0020, 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, bleached, 3- thread or 4-thread
twill, including cross twill, not napped. The duty rate will be 8.9
percent ad valorem.
This fabric falls within textile category designation 317. Based
upon international textile trade agreements, products of Pakistan are
subject to quota restraints and visa requirements.
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