The tariff classification of two unbleached plain woven jute fabrics from India
Issued June 18, 2010 by U.S. Customs and Border Protection.
Tariff classification
HTS codes: 5310.10.0040, 5310.10.0020
Headings: 5310
Product description
Two samples of plain woven fabric, made from 100% natural jute fiber, accompanied your request for a ruling. The first sample, identified as “Soil Saver made from Jute (Burlap),” is an unbleached plain woven fabric, containing approximately one yarn per centimeter in the warp and in the filling. Your correspondence indicates that this fabric weighs 496 g/m2 and will be imported in rolls of 100 yards or 450 yards in length and 48 inches in width. It will be used for soil improvement and for preventing top soil erosion. The second sample, identified as “Hessian Cloth,” is an unbleached plain woven fabric, containing approximately 3 single yarns per centimeter in the warp and filling. Your letter and subsequent email correspondence indicate that this cloth will be imported in rolls of various lengths, in widths from 76 cm to 183 cm, and will used for making bags, nursery drop cloths, etc.
CBP rationale
The applicable subheading for the Soil Saver and Hessian Cloth fabrics not over 130 cm in width will be 5310.10.0020, Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS), which provides for woven fabrics of jute or of other textile bast fibers of heading 5303: unbleached, not over 130 cm in width. The applicable subheading for the Soil Saver and Hessian Cloth fabrics over 130 cm but not over 250 cm in width will be 5310.10.0040, HTSUS, which provides for woven fabrics of jute or of other textile bast fibers of heading 5303: unbleached, over 130 cm but not over 250 cm in width.
Full text
N108186 June 18, 2010 CLA-2-53:OT:RR:NC:TA:352 CATEGORY: Classification TARIFF NO.: 5310.10.0020, 5310.10.0040 Ms. Lina Morales Le Niagara Commodities Corporation 1547 Hurontario Street Mississauga, ON L5G 3H7 Canada RE: The tariff classification of two unbleached plain woven jute fabrics from India Dear Ms. Morales: In your letter dated June 1, 2010, you requested a tariff classification ruling. Two samples of plain woven fabric, made from 100% natural jute fiber, accompanied your request for a ruling. The first sample, identified as “Soil Saver made from Jute (Burlap),” is an unbleached plain woven fabric, containing approximately one yarn per centimeter in the warp and in the filling. Your correspondence indicates that this fabric weighs 496 g/m2 and will be imported in rolls of 100 yards or 450 yards in length and 48 inches in width. It will be used for soil improvement and for preventing top soil erosion. The second sample, identified as “Hessian Cloth,” is an unbleached plain woven fabric, containing approximately 3 single yarns per centimeter in the warp and filling. Your letter and subsequent email correspondence indicate that this cloth will be imported in rolls of various lengths, in widths from 76 cm to 183 cm, and will used for making bags, nursery drop cloths, etc. The applicable subheading for the Soil Saver and Hessian Cloth fabrics not over 130 cm in width will be 5310.10.0020, Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS), which provides for woven fabrics of jute or of other textile bast fibers of heading 5303: unbleached, not over 130 cm in width. The rate of duty will be Free. The applicable subheading for the Soil Saver and Hessian Cloth fabrics over 130 cm but not over 250 cm in width will be 5310.10.0040, HTSUS, which provides for woven fabrics of jute or of other textile bast fibers of heading 5303: unbleached, over 130 cm but not over 250 cm in width. The rate of duty will be Free. 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 Maribeth Dunajski at (646) 733-3045. Sincerely, Robert B. Swierupski Director National Commodity Specialist Division
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