The tariff classification of a woven polypropylene sack from China

N037305 September 9, 2008 CLA-2-63:OT:RR:NC:N3:351 CATEGORY: Classification TARIFF NO.: 6305.33.0050 Richard Berg Berg Bag Company 410 Third Avenue North Minneapolis, MN 55401 RE: The tariff classification of a woven polypropylene sack from China Dear Mr. Berg: In your letter dated August 27, 2008, you requested a tariff classification ruling. The submitted sample is a portion of a sack woven of polypropylene strips. The strips meet the dimensional requirements of man-made fiber textile strips contained in Section XI, Legal Note 1(g) of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS). You indicate that the bag weighs 90 grams and is printed in three colors. Its intended use is for the packaging of food products. The applicable subheading for the woven polypropylene sack will be 6305.33.0050, Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS), which provides for sacks and bags of a kind used for the packing of goods: Of man-made textile materials: Other, of polyethylene strip or the like: Other: Weighing less than 1 kg, with an outer laminated ply of plastic sheeting. The rate of duty will be 8.4% ad valorem. The merchandise in question may be subject to antidumping duties or countervailing duties. Written decisions regarding the scope of AD/CVD orders are issued by the Import Administration in the Department of Commerce and are separate from tariff classification and origin rulings issued by Customs and Border Protection. You can contact them at www.trade.gov/ia/ (click on "Contact Us") or you may call them at 202-482-0984. For your information, you can view a list of current AD/CVD cases at the United States International Trade Commission website at www.usitc.gov (click on "Antidumping and countervailing duty investigations"). You can search AD/CVD deposit and liquidation messages using the AD/CVD Search tool at www.cbp.gov (click on "Import" and "AD/CVD").       Duty rates are provided for your convenience and are subject to change. The text of the most recent HTSUS and the accompanying duty rates are provided on World Wide Web at http://www.usitc.gov/tata/hts/. This ruling is being issued under the provisions of Part 177 of the Customs Regulations (19 C.F.R. 177). A copy of the ruling or the control number indicated above should be provided with the entry documents filed at the time this merchandise is imported. If you have any questions regarding the ruling, contact National Import Specialist Mitchel Bayer at (646) 733-3102. Sincerely, Robert B. Swierupski Director National Commodity Specialist Division