NY 815470

March 11, 1996

CLA-2-59:RR:NC:TP:350 815470

CATEGORY: Classification

TARIFF NO.: 5903.20.2500; 5407.42.0030

Mr. Arthur M.J. Chen

Metro Textile Inc.

South Coast Metro Center

535 Anton Blvd. #930

Costa Mesa, CA 92626

RE: The tariff classification of two PU coated textile fabrics
(packcloth) of kind used in back packs and luggage, etc., from Thailand.

Dear Mr. Chen:

In your letter dated September 21, 1996, on behalf of Huber Textile
Inc., you requested a classification ruling. You state that you are the
manufacturer\'s representative for Mun Ying Co. of Bangkok, Thailand.

Two representative samples were submitted. The first item, style #6647,
which is white in color, consists of a 100% polyester filament oxford
weave fabric (250Dx250D/66x47), 60\" wide) that has been coated on one
side with a pigmented polyurethane plastics material which is in a
sufficient amount to be visible to the naked eye. You provided the
following technical specifications for the material:

Yarn size warp - 250D polyester filament yarns

Yarn size weft - 250D polyester filament yarns

Wt. of fabric: 4.17oz/y2 (85%)

Wt. of coating: 0.74oz/y2 (15%)

Total wt.: 4.91oz/y2 (100%)

The New York Customs laboratory analyzed the instant sample and made the
following determination:

Wt. of fabric: 3.60oz/y2 (83.0%) (122.1g/m2) Wt. of coating: 0.70oz/y2
(17.0%) ( 24.1g/m2)

Total wt.: 4.30oz/y2 (100%) (146.2g/m2)

The second sample, style #7638, which is green in color, consists of a
100% nylon filament oxford weave fabric (210Dx420D/76x38, 60\" wide)
that has been coated on one side with a polyurethane plastics material
which is not visible to the naked eye. You provided the following
technical specifications for this material which differed somewhat from
that which was found by our own laboratory:

Wt. of fabric: 4.40oz/y2 (87%)

Wt. of coating: 0.66oz/y2 (13%)

Total wt.: 5.06oz/y2 (100%)

Our laboratory made the following analysis on the instant sample:

Wt. of fabric: 4.2oz/y2 (92%) (142.4g/m2)

Wt. of coating: 0.4oz/y2 ( 8%) (13.6g/m2)

Total wt.: 4.6oz/y2 (10%) (156.0g/m2)

The applicable subheading for style #6647 will be 5903.20.2500,
Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTS), which provides
for textile fabrics impregnated, coated, covered or laminated with
plastics, with polyurethane, of man-made fibers, not over 70 percent by
weight of plastics. The duty rate will be 8.3 percent ad valorem.

The applicable subheading for style #7638 will be 5407.42.0030, HTS,
which provides for woven fabrics of synthetic filament yarn,\...
containing 85 percent or more by weight of filaments of nylon\..., dyed,
weighing not more than 170g/m2. The duty rate is 16.6 percent ad
valorem.

Style #6647 falls within textile category designation 229. Based upon
international textile trade agreements products of Thailand are subject
to the requirement of a visa.

Style #7638 falls within textile category designation 620. Based upon
international textile trade agreements products of Thailand are subject
to quota and the requirement of a visa.

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 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,
contact National Import Specialist George Barth at 212-466-5884.
Sincerely,

Roger J. Silvestri

Director

National Commodity Specialist Division