HQ 083621: Classification of Bed Pads

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                                       HQ 083621

                                    March 10, 1989


            CLA-2 CO:R:C:G 083621 835793

            CATEGORY: Classification

            TARIFF NO.: TSUS 6304.92.0000

            Mr. R.L. Abraham
            President
            Pro Diaper, Inc.
            P.O. Box 14276
            Portland, Oregon 97214

            RE:  Classification of Bed Pads

            Dear Mr. Abraham:

                 You requested a tariff classification under the Harmonized
            Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUSA), for a 100
            percent cotton woven article to be imported from the People's
            Republic of China.  You submitted a sample with your letter.

            FACTS:

                 The article measures approximately 14-1/4 inches by 42-1/4
            inches.  It is made of four layers of woven cotton fabric,
            except for the center part, which is seven layers.  The item is
            stitched at both ends.  The center is stitched lengthwise on
            either side of the extra layers in order to hold them in place.

            ISSUE:

                 What is the HTSUSA classification of this merchandise?

            LAW AND ANALYSIS:

                 Your letter states that the merchandise is "cotton bed
            pads used in hospitals for older patients."  If used in such a
            fashion, the cotton item is classified under the provision for
            other furnishing articles, excluding those of heading 9404
            (which covers articles of bedding and similar furnishing fitted
            with springs or stuffed or internally fitted with any
            material), other, not knitted or crocheted, of cotton, in item
            6304.92.00, dutiable at the rate of 7.2 percent ad valorem for
            products of China.  The quota category for this tariff number
            is 369.














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            HOLDING:

                 The bed pads are classified in item 6304.92.00, HTSUSA.

                                         Sincerely,




                                         John Durant, Director
                                         Commercial Rulings Division



















































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