OT:RR:NC:N2:349
Ms. Yaping Shan
Hangzhou Joyce Household Textiles Co. Ltd.
No. 2675 Xinluo Road, Xintang Street, Xiaoshan District
Hangzhou 311201
China
RE: Country of origin determination for a pillow; 19 CFR 102.21(c)(2); tariff shift
Dear Ms. Shan:
This is in reply to your letter dated December 27, 2025, requesting a country of origin determination for a
pillow 2-pack which will be imported into the United States. Photographs and a specification sheet were
provided in lieu of a sample.
FACTS:
The subject merchandise, described as “CMPNY DF MED DEN DA PLLW 2PCK PLW,” consists of a
2-Pack of Down Free™ medium density down alternative pillows. The pillows are constructed with an outer
shell of 100 percent polyester woven fabric and a polyester fiber filling. The edges of the shell have
self-fabric piping. The pillow is marketed and sold by The Company Store under the following SKU#s,
product numbers and sizes:
Description SKU Product Number Dimensions
CMPNY DF MED DEN DA PLLW 2PCK 11149-STD-WHITE 25DALT2PK01 20 × 26 inches
PLW STANDARD WHITE
CMPNY DF MED DEN DA PLLW 2PCK 111149-Q-WHITE 25DALT2PK02 20 × 30 inches
PLW QUEEN WHITE
CMPNY DF MED DEN DA PLLW 2PCK 11149-K-WHITE 25DALT2PK03 20 × 36 inches
PLW KING WHITE
The manufacturing operations for the medium density down alternative pillows are as follows:
PAKISTAN:
Polyester fabric for pillow shell and piping is woven.
Polyester woven greige fabric is exported to China.
CHINA:
Polyester filling is formed.
Cording for piping is formed.
Polyester greige fabric is bleached and dyed.
Piping is formed.
Polyester fabric is cut and assembled by sewing into a pillow shell with self-fabric piping.
Pillow shell is filled with polyester fiber and sewn closed.
Completed pillow is packaged and exported to the United States.
ISSUE:
What is the country of origin of the subject merchandise?
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN - LAW AND ANALYSIS:
Section 334 of the Uruguay Round Agreements Act (“URAA”) (codified at 19 U.S.C. 3592), enacted on
December 8, 1994, provides the rules of origin for textiles and apparel products for purposes of the customs
laws and the administration of quantitative restrictions, unless otherwise provided by the statute, entered, or
withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption on or after July 1, 1996. Section 3592 has been described as
Congress’s expression of substantial transformation as it relates to textile and apparel products. Section
102.21 of the Code of Federal Regulations (19 CFR 102.21), implements the URAA. The country of origin
of a textile or apparel product shall be determined by the sequential application of the general rules set forth
in paragraphs (c)(1) through (5) of section 102.21. See 19 CFR 102.21(c).
Paragraph (c)(1) states, “The country of origin of a textile or apparel product is the single country, territory,
or insular possession in which the good was wholly obtained or produced.” As the subject merchandise is not
wholly obtained or produced in a single country, territory or insular possession, paragraph (c)(1) of Section
102.21 is inapplicable.
Paragraph (c)(2) states, “Where the country of origin of a textile or apparel product cannot be determined
under paragraph (c)(1) of this section, the country of origin of the good is the single country, territory, or
insular possession in which each of the foreign materials incorporated in that good underwent an applicable
change in tariff classification, and/or met any other requirement, specified for the good in paragraph (e) of
this section:”
Paragraph (e) in pertinent part states,
The following rules shall apply for purposes of determining the country of origin of a textile or
apparel product under paragraph (c)(2) of this section:
HTSUS Tariff shift and/or other requirements
9404.90 Except for goods of subheading 9404.90 provided for in paragraph (e)(2) of
this section, the country of origin of a good classifiable under subheading
9404.90 is the country, territory, or insular possession in which the fabric
comprising the good was formed by a fabric-making process.
The “fabric-making process” is defined in 19 CFR 102.21(b)(2) as “any manufacturing operation that begins
with polymers, fibers, filaments (including strips), yarns, twine, cordage, rope, or fabric strips and results in a
textile fabric.”
Paragraph (e)(2) in pertinent part states,
For goods of HTSUS headings 6213 and 6214 and HTSUS subheadings 6117.10, 6302.22, 6302.29,
6302.52, 6302.53, 6302.59, 6302.92, 6302.93, 6302.99, 6303.92, 6303.99, 6304.19, 6304.93,
6304.99, 9404.90.85 and 9404.90.95, except for goods classified under those headings or subheadings
as of cotton or of wool or consisting of fiber blends containing 16 percent or more by weight of
cotton:
(i) The country of origin of the good is the country, territory, or insular possession in which the fabric
comprising the good was both dyed and printed when accompanied by two or more of the following
finishing operations: bleaching, shrinking, fulling, napping, decating, permanent stiffening,
weighting, permanent embossing, or moireing;
(ii) If the country of origin cannot be determined under paragraph (e)(2)(i) of this section...the country
of origin is the country, territory, or insular possession in which the fabric comprising the good was
formed by a fabric-making process;
The pillows are classified under subheading 9404.90.20, Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States
(HTSUS), which is not included in the exceptions covered under paragraph (e)(2). As the fabric for the
pillows is formed in a single country, that is, Pakistan, as per the terms of the tariff shift requirement, country
of origin is conferred in Pakistan.
HOLDING:
The country of origin of the of the Down Free™ medium density down alternative pillows is Pakistan in
accordance with 19 CFR 102.21(c)(2).
The holding set forth above applies only to the specific factual situation and merchandise description as
identified in the ruling request. This position is clearly set forth in Title 19, Code of Federal Regulations
(CFR), Section 177.9(b)(1). This section states that a ruling letter is issued on the assumption that all of the
information furnished in the ruling letter, whether directly, by reference, or by implication, is accurate and
complete in every material respect. In the event that the facts are modified in any way, or if the goods do not
conform to these facts at time of importation, you should bring this to the attention of U.S. Customs and
Border Protection (CBP) and submit a request for a new ruling in accordance with 19 CFR 177.2.
Additionally, we note that the material facts described in the foregoing ruling may be subject to periodic
verification by CBP.
This ruling is being issued under the provisions of Part 177 of the Customs and Border Protection
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, please contact
National Import Specialist Kim Wachtel at [email protected].
Sincerely,
(for)
Denise Faingar
Designated Official Performing the Duties of the Division Director
National Commodity Specialist Division