HQ 081935: Footwear with uppers of lammy suede

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                                       HQ 081935

                                   October 23, 1989


            CLA-2  CO:R:C:G  081935 DFC

            CATEGORY: Classification

            TARIFF NO.: 6402

            Ms. Tinka G. Andrade
            General Import Manager
            Meldisco
            Division of Melville Corporation
            933 Macarthur Boulevard,
            Mahwah, New Jersey 07430

            RE: Footwear with uppers of lammy suede

            Dear Ms. Andrade:

                 In a letter dated March 14, 1988, you inquired as to the
            tariff classification of footwear with lammy suede uppers.
            Swatches of lammy suede material were submitted for
            examination.

            FACTS:

                 The material of the swatches is apparently made by Union
            Leather and Printing Corporation of Taiwan or by Formosan
            Chemical Industrial Corporation of Taiwan.

            ISSUE:

                 Is footwear having upper material of lammy suede, as
            represented by the swatches, considered to have uppers of
            textile materials or of plastics?

            LAW AND ANALYSIS:

                 A microscopic examination of the cross-section and top-
            section of the swatches shows that the surface areas consist of
            plastic material with very few fibers protruding through the
            surface areas.



















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            HOLDING:

                 Footwear having outersoles of rubber or plastics and
            uppers of these materials is considered to have uppers of
            plastics and is classifiable under heading 6402, Harmonized
            Tariff Schedule of the United States Annotated.

                                        Sincerely,




                                        John Durant, Director
                                        Commercial Rulings Division















































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