The tariff classification of gimped yarns from various countries, including Colombia, Hong Kong, and China

N038698 September 24, 2008 CLA-2-56:OT:RR:NC:N3:351 CATEGORY: Classification TARIFF NO.: 5606.00.0010 Jo Bronson Harris Sandler, Travis, & Rosenberg, P.A. The Waterford 5200 Blue Lagoon Drive Miami, FL 33126-2022 RE: The tariff classification of gimped yarns from various countries, including Colombia, Hong Kong, and China Dear Ms. Harris: In your letter dated September 16, 2008, on behalf of Hansebrands, Inc., you requested a tariff classification ruling. The samples which you submitted are being returned as requested. You submitted four spools of yarn. The style numbers are 2000300, 2000301, 2000067, and 2000068. Each is described as “a yarn formed from a spandex core that is covered with nylon yarn wrapped around the core.” This construction is considered a gimped yarn for tariff purposes. The applicable subheading for the gimped yarns will be 5606.00.0010, Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS), which provides for gimped yarn, containing elastomeric filaments. The rate of duty will be 8% ad valorem. Subheading 5606.00.0010 falls within textile category 201. With the exception of certain products of China, quota/visa requirements are no longer applicable for merchandise which is the product of World Trade Organization (WTO) member countries. Quota and visa requirements are the result of international agreements that are subject to frequent renegotiations and changes. To obtain the most current information on quota and visa requirements applicable to this merchandise, we suggest you check, close to the time of shipment, the “Textile Status Report for Absolute Quotas” which is available on our web site at www.cbp.gov. For current information regarding possible textile safeguard actions on goods from China and related issues, we refer you to the web site of the Office of Textiles and Apparel of the Department of Commerce at www.otexa.ita.doc.gov. 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