NY 870254
JAN 15 1992
CLA-2-56:S:N:N3G:345 870254
Ms. Beverly Feagans
Operations Manager
G.S. Engers & Company
333 Richmond Street
El Segundo, CA 90245
RE: The tariff classification of a shoe lace and an insole from
China.
Dear Ms. Feagans:
In your letter dated December 18, 1991, on behalf of Winner
Mate Sportswear, you requested a tariff classification ruling.
The samples submitted are a shoe lace and an insole. The
shoelace is composed of nylon tubular braided cord and secured at
either end by a piece of plastic.
We presume the insole was cut out from a sheet of foamed
rubber/pile fabric laminate. You state the fiber of the pile
fabric is nylon.
The applicable subheading for the shoe lace will be
5609.00.3000, Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States
(HTS), which provides for articles of yarn, strip or the like of
heading 5404 or 5405, twine, cordage, rope or cables, not
elsewhere specified or included: Of man-made fibers. The rate
of duty will be 9 percent ad valorem.
The insole is classified in subheading 6406.99.1540, HTS, as
parts of footwear or removable insoles or heel cushions or the
like which are of textile materials in which the man-made fibers
weigh more than the cotton fibers, or the wool and/or fine animal
hair fibers, or any other single type of fiber. The rate of duty
will be 17 percent ad valorem.
The insole falls within textile category designation 659.
Based upon international textile trade agreements, products of
China are subject to quota and/or 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