The tariff classification of 100% silk satin woven fabric from Switzerland.

NY F89083 July 7, 2000 CLA-2-50:RR:NC:TA:352 F89083 CATEGORY: Classification TARIFF NO.: 5007.20.0065 Mr. Eric Gilmore Expeditors International of Washington, Inc. Westmark Building, Suite 201 980 Beaver Grade Road Coraopolis, PA 15108 RE: The tariff classification of 100% silk satin woven fabric from Switzerland. Dear Mr. Gilmore: In your letter dated June 15, 2000, on behalf of your client Hugo Boss Fashions, Inc., you requested a tariff classification ruling. The submitted sample, designated as article 705, is a dyed satin woven fabric composed of 100% filament silk. It contains 109 warp ends per centimeter and 36 filling picks per centimeter. This fabric is constructed using 50 decitex yarns in the warp and 98 decitex yarns in the filling. Weighing 133 g/m2, this product will be imported in 150 centimeter widths. Your correspondence indicates that this fabric will be used in the construction of suits and has been designed for use as part of a lapel. The applicable subheading for the silk woven fabric will be 5007.20.0065, Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTS), which provides for woven fabrics of silk or of silk waste, other fabrics, containing 85 percent or more by weight of silk or silk waste other than noil silk, other, other, not jacquard woven, more than 127 cm in width. The rate of duty will be free. 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 Alan Tytelman at 212-637-7092. Sincerely, Robert B. Swierupski Director, National Commodity Specialist Division