NY 863473: The tariff classification of woven pile weatherseal fabricfrom Ireland.

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                              NY 863473
July 1, 1991

CLA-2-58:S:N:N3H:351 863473

CATEGORY:  Classification

TARIFF NO.: 5801.35.0010

Mr. Martin S. Barnes
KerCos Textiles Ltd.
Carraroe Industrial Estate
Carraroe, Country Galway, Ireland


RE:  The tariff classification of woven pile weatherseal fabric
from      Ireland.

Dear Mr. Barnes:

     In your letter dated May 10, 1991, you requested a tariff
classification ruling.
         
     You have submitted several samples of woven pile weatherseal
material used for sealing aluminum sliding windows and patio
doors.  The fabrics are made of 100% polypropylene including the
heavy coatings on the back surfaces.  The weatherseal will be
produced as a woven pile strip (unfinned) or, additionally, a
thin plastic film can be welded longitudinally in the center of
the pile or face side (finned) to give a higher performance of
sealing windows.  In your letter, you stated that the fabrics are
slit to maximum widths of 0.270 inch  and that the edges have
been treated by fusing with a hot extrudate.  However, our New
York Laboratory has determined that the samples' edges are not
exclusively treated to make them fast.  For Customs purposes, the
coating on the back surfaces does not make a selvage; therefore,
the weatherseal material is not considered to be narrow fabric. 
We assume that the fabrics are of warp pile construction and that
they weight over 271 grams per square meter (g/m2).

     The applicable subheading for weatherseal will be
5801.35.0010, Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States
(HTS), which provides for woven pile fabrics and chenille
fabrics, other than fabrics of heading 5802 or 5806, of man-made
fibers, warp pile fabrics, cut, over than 271g/m2.  The rate of
duty will be 19.5 percent ad valorem.

     This ruling is being issued under the provisions of Section
177 of the Customs Regulations (19 C.F.R. 177).
     A copy of this ruling letter should be attached to the entry
documents filed at the time this merchandise is imported.  If the
documents have been filed without a copy, this ruling should be
brought to the attention of the Customs officer handling the
transaction.



                                   Sincerely,

                                   
  
                                   Jean F. Maguire
                                   Area Director
                                   New York Seaport