The tariff classification of polypropylene bags from India.

NY H89813 April 16, 2002 CLA-2-63:RR:NC:TA:351 H89813 CATEGORY: Classification TARIFF NO.: 6305.33.0020 Mr. David R. Dalton Quanac Group, Inc. P.O. Box 576 Sugar Land, TX 77497-0576 RE: The tariff classification of polypropylene bags from India. Dear Mr. Dalton: In your letter dated March 1, 2002 you requested a tariff classification ruling. The sample submitted are bags used for packing of polymer and chemicals. The bags have been manufactured from a tubular fabric woven on a circular loom. These fabrics used in the manufacture of these bags are woven using polypropylene strips. The strips meet the dimensional requirements of man-made fiber strips contained in Section XI, Legal Note 1(g) of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTS). One bag is sewn closed on the top and bottom and features an opening on one side. The other bag is sewn closed on the bottom and the top is opened. The applicable subheading for the polypropylene bags will be 6305.33.0020, HTS, which provides for sacks and bags, of a kind used for the packing of goods: Of man-made textile materials: Other of polyethylene or polypropylene strip or the like, other. The rate of duty will be 8.6 percent ad valorem. 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 212-637-3102. Sincerely, Robert B. Swierupski Director, National Commodity Specialist Division