HQ 953310: Classification of a pile fabric duffel bag

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                            HQ 953310

                         April 13, 1993

CLA-2 CO:R:C:T 953310 jlj

CATEGORY: Classification

TARIFF NO.: 4202.92.3030

Mr. David Thomas
Rousso Apparel Group, Inc.
515 Acorn Street
Deer Park, New York 11729

RE: Classification of a pile fabric duffel bag

Dear Mr. Thomas:

     In your letter of January 20, 1993, you requested a textile
category and a tariff classification under the Harmonized Tariff
Schedule of the United States Annotated (HTSUSA) for a duffel bag
manufactured in Taiwan.  You submitted a sample along with your
letter.  The sample is being returned to you under separate
cover.

FACTS:

     The sample submitted, Style 7041, is a duffel style shoulder
bag made of a knit terry pile fabric laminated to an interior
plain woven fabric.  You state that the fabric is 72 percent
polyester and 28 percent cotton fibers.

     The bag is closed and carried by a heavy gauge rope cord. 
The front of the bag is embroidered with a design.  The bag
measures approximately 20 inches high and has a diameter of 10
inches.  

ISSUE: 

     Classification of merchandise under the HTSUSA is in
accordance with the General Rules of Interpretation (GRIs), taken
in order.  GRI 1 provides that classification shall be according
to the terms of the headings and any relevant section or chapter
notes.  

     The instant bag is of the class or kind of bag which is
principally used for travel or for sports.  It is classified
under the provision for travel, sport and similar bags, with
outer surface of textile materials, other, of man-made fibers, in
subheading 4202.92.3030, HTSUSA.

HOLDING:

     The bag is classified in subheading 4202.92.3030, HTSUSA,
textile category 670, dutiable at the rate of 20 percent ad
valorem,  

     Due to the changeable nature of the statistical annotation
(the ninth and tenth digits of the classification) and the
restraint (quota/visa) categories applicable to textile
merchandise, you should contact your local Customs office prior
to importation of this merchandise to determine the current
status of any import restraints or requirements. 

     The designated textile and apparel category may be
subdivided into parts.  If so, visa and quota requirements
applicable to the subject merchandise may be affected.  Inasmuch
as 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.

                                   Sincerely,



                                   John Durant, Director
                                   commercial Rulings Division