CLA-2-60:S:N:N6:351 891905
Ms. Dana L. Trout
Trans-Trade, Inc.
P.O. Box 612369
DFW Airport, TX 75261-02369
RE: The tariff classification of knit polyethylene agricultural
shade cloth from South Africa.
Dear Ms. Trout:
In your letter dated October 20, 1993, on behalf of Sun Ports
International Inc., you requested a tariff classification ruling.
You have enclosed samples of a knitted material made from a
combination of textile monofilaments and strips. You describe this
material as "100% high density polyethylene knitted fabric"; no
item number is indicated in your letter. The material is of warp
knit construction that is not considered to be net or open-work
fabric. Less than one-quarter of the surface area of this material
consists of relatively small, regularly spaced gaps in the
knitting, while the remainder of the surface area is filled with
the knitted filaments and strips. The translucent strips measure
approximately one millimeter in width. The fabric will be imported
in rolls measuring 5 feet in width by 4 feet in circumference. The
product's principal use in the United States will be for shading
and protecting plants. Sun Ports International may use the
material to make other large shade structures for nonagricultural
use, such as covering automobiles.
The applicable subheading for the shade cloth will be
6002.43.0080, Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States
(HTS), which provides for other knitted or crocheted fabrics; other
fabrics, warp knit...; of man-made fibers; other; other. The rate
of duty will be 14 percent ad valorem.
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