CLA-2-63:S:N:N6: 349 881726
Ms. Cindy Young
Stout Industries
42 East Mulberry St.
Lebanon, OH 45036
RE: The tariff classification of a shop towel from India,
Bangladesh, Turkey, and Pakistan.
Dear Ms. Young:
In your letter dated November 25, 1992, you requested a
tariff classification ruling.
The instant samples are a shop towel and terry
polishing/cleaning cloth. The shop towel is made of 100 percent
griege cotton fabric of nonpile construction. It measures
approximately 14-1/2 inches square, is hemmed on three sides, and
has been embossed with a zig-zag pattern.
The applicable subheading for the shop towel will be
6307.10.2005, Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States
(HTS), which provides for other made up articles, including dress
patterns: other... shop towels dedicated for use in garages,
filling stations and machine shops: of cotton. The rate of duty
will be 10.5 percent ad valorem.
The shop towel falls within textile category designation
369. Based upon international trade agreements, products of
Pakistan, India, Bangladesh, and Turkey are subject to visa and
quota.
Shop towels from Pakistan are subject to Countervailing
Duties under case number C-535-001 and from Bangladesh under case
number C-358-001.
The question of classification for the terry
polishing/cleaning cloth is being referred to the Office of
Regulations and Rulings, U.S. Customs Service Headquarters, 1301
Constitution Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20229. A ruling will
be issued to you from that office.
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. 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