HQ 081708: Classification of 100 percent polyester nonwoven fabric

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                                      HQ 081708

                                    June 17, 1988

          CLA-2 CO:R:C:G  081708  CMR

          CATEGORY: Classification

          TARIFF NO: 355.2520; 5603.00.9020

          Mrs. D. W. S. Wai
          British Embassy
          Hong Kong Office
          1233 20th Street, N.W.
          Suite 504
          Washington, D.C.  20036

          RE: Classification of 100 percent polyester nonwoven fabric

          Dear Mrs. Wai:

              This is in response to your letter of January 28, 1988,
          requesting classification of a polyester nonwoven fabric imported
          into the United States by Jean Olivier Creations Inc. from Hong
          Kong.  A shipment has been rejected entry at Los Angeles for want
          of a correct visa.  A sample accompanied the ruling request.

          FACTS:

              The Los Angeles port rejected entry of the submitted sample
          with visa in category 627 stating it required a visa in category
          669.  The submitted sample is a swatch of nonwoven fusible
          interlining fabric of man-made fiber construction that has been
          coated with dots of thermoplastic resin.

          ISSUE:

              The proper classification of the submitted sample.

          LAW AND ANALYSIS:

              The submitted sample is classifiable in item 355.2520, Tariff
          Schedules of the United States Annotated (TSUSA), which prior to
          January 1, 1987, carried a textile category number of 669.  It
          may have been confused with similarly used woven fusible
          interlining fabric which is classifiable in item 355.8220, TSUSA
          and carried a textile category number of 627 prior to January 1,
          1988.  Both fabrics currently carry a textile category number of
          229.















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          HOLDING:

              The submitted sample is classifiable in item 355.2520,
          textile category 229.  The rate of duty is 12.5 percent ad
          valorem.  For entries prior to January 1, 1988, the textile
          category is 669.

              Under the proposed Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United
          States Annotated (HTSUSA), the submitted sample is classifiable
          in subheading 5603.00.9020, textile category 223.  The rate of
          duty is 12.5 percent ad valorem.  This classification represents
          the present position of the Customs Service under the proposed
          HTSUSA.  If changes occur before enactment, this advice may not
          continue to be applicable.

                                          Sincerely,



                                          John Durant
                                          Acting Director
                                          Commercial Rulings Division







































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