NY a86130: The tariff classification of a textile wallhanging from India.

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                            NY A86130

                         August 16, 1996

CLA-2-63:RR:NC:TP:349 A86130  

CATEGORY: Classification

TARIFF NO.: 6304.92.0000  

Mr. Dinesh Trehan
C. Chase Corp.
85 Remington Blvd.
Ronkonkma, NY  11779

RE:  The tariff classification of a textile wallhanging from
     India.

Dear Mr. Trehan:

     In your letter dated July 29, 1996 you requested a
classification ruling on behalf of Dolgencorp Inc.  
     
     The submitted wallhanging is made of 100 percent cotton
woven fabric.  It is filled with a solid piece foam and measures
approximately 12 inches square.  This item will also be imported
in 9 x 35, 12 x 31 and 18 x 25 inch sizes.  The front side has a
printed patchwork design that features a dove and hearts.  The
hanging contains quilt stitching through all three layers.  It
also has a heart and a dove peace type design.  The back is solid
white.  Located on the top portion of the wallhanging is a wooden
hanger with a heart shape center used to attach this item to a
wall.     
 
     The applicable subheading for the wallhanging will be
6304.92.0000, Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States
(HTS), which provides for other furnishing articles, excluding
those of heading 9404: other: not knitted or crocheted, of
cotton.  The duty rate will be 7 percent ad valorem.

     The wallhanging falls within textile category designation
369.  Based upon international textile trade agreements products
of India 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.  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.

The submitted sample is not marked with its country of origin.
Section 134.11 of the Customs Regulations (19 C.F.R. 134.11)
provides in part:

     Unless excepted by law...every article of foreign            
     origin (or its container) imported into the U.S. shall       
     be marked in a conspicuous place as legibly, indelibly,      and permanently as the nature of the article (or             
     container) will permit, in such a manner as to indicate      
     to an ultimate purchaser in the U.S. the English name  
     of the country of origin of the article, at the time of
     importation into the Customs territory of the U.S.

Additionally, please note that separate Federal Trade Commission
marking requirements exist regarding country of origin, fiber
content, and other information that must appear on many textile
items. You should contact the Federal Trade Commission, Division
of Enforcement, 6th and Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W., Washington,
D.C., 20580, for information on the applicability of these
requirements to this item.
 
     This ruling is being issued under the provisions of Part 177
of the Customs 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, contact National Import Specialist John
Hansen at 212-466-5854.



                                        Sincerely,



                                        Roger J. Silvestri
                                        Director
                                        National Commodity
                                        Specialist Division