HQ 079856: Straw visor and hat.

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                                       HQ 079856

                                   September 1, 1988


            CLA-2 CO:R:C:G  079856 jlj

            CATEGORY:  Classification

            TARIFF NO.:  702.20

            Mr. Kenneth Koh
            Director
            Jackel International (Asia) Ltd.
            151 Gloucester Road, Room 1206B
            Wanchai, Hong Kong

            RE:  Straw visor and hat.

            Dear Mr. Koh:

                 You requested a tariff classification covering a straw
            visor and a straw hat imported from Hong Kong.  Your letter
            was forwarded to this office for reply.

                 You believe that both of these items are classified under
            the provision for articles not specially provided for, of
            unspun fibrous vegetable materials, other, in item 222.64,
            Tariff Schedules of the United States Annotated (TSUSA).

                 The visor, item 4017G, has a peak made of plastic
            overlaid with straw, woven polyester trim and tie band.  You
            state that the visor is in chief value of straw, but you did
            not furnish a component of chief value breakdown for the
            visor.  (The visor does not qualify as headwear because it
            lacks a crown and does not cover the head.)

                 If the visor is in chief value of straw, it is classified
            as an article of unspun fibrous vegetable material in item
            222.64, TSUS.  If it is in chief value of the polyester, it is
            classified under the provision for other women's wearing
            apparel, not ornamented, of man-made fiber, not knit, other,
            other, visors, in item 384.9443, TSUSA, inasmuch as the visor
            is a unisex garment capable of being worn by either sex.
            Articles classified in item 384.9443, TSUSA, are subject to
            quota restrictions in category 659.  If the visor is in chief
            value of plastic, it is classified under the provision for
            wearing apparel not specially provided for, of rubber or
            plastics, other, in item 772.31, TSUS.  The statistical suffix
            and the quota category number will depend upon the weights of
            the components.












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                 The cap, style AJ105D, is an article of headwear
            manufactured of straw and cotton.  The crown is composed of
            straw inserts in a cotton two panel body with a hat band of
            cotton.  The visor/peak is composed  of straw with a cotton
            piping and a yellow plastic liner.  The back of the cap has a
            warp knit spandex elastic band with a cotton cover to provide
            a proper fit for the cap.  The cap is trimmed with a sweat
            band.  All parts of the cap have been sewn together.  You
            provided a component material breakdown indicating that the
            component of chief value is straw.

                 The cap is classified under the provision for headwear,
            of unspun fibrous vegetable materials, other, caps, of
            materials other than paper yarn, in item 702.20, TSUS,
            dutiable at the rate of 5 percent ad valorem.  This item is
            entitled to duty-free treatment in item 702.20, TSUS, under
            the Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) if all applicable
            regulations are complied with.  If it is in chief value of
            straw, no quota restraints apply.

                                        Sincerely,




                                        John Durant, Director
                                        Commercial Rulings Division



































            1cc:  CITA
            1cc:  John Durant
            6cc:  A.D., NY Seaport (NIS-353-54)
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