HQ 086692: Decorative fabric rose leaf

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                                       HQ 086692

                                    April 18, 1990




            CLA-2 CO:R:C:G  086692 DRR

            CATEGORY:  Classification

            TARIFF NO.:  6702.90.6000

            Ms. Judy Kearney
            Network Brokers International, Inc.
            Airport Industrial Office Park, Building A2-C
            145th Avenue & Hook Creek Blvd.
            Valley Stream, New York 11581

            Re:  Decorative fabric rose leaf

            Dear Ms. Kearney:

                 This is in reference to your letter dated February 14,
            1990, on behalf of Berwick Industries, Inc., requesting the
            classification of a decorative rose leaf under the Harmonized
            Tariff Schedule of the United States Annotated (HTSUSA).

            FACTS:

                 The merchandise at issue is represented by a decorative
            fabric rose leaf made of 100 percent polyester taffeta.  The
            leaves will be manufactured in and imported from Korea.  The
            leaves will be used with decorative bows to create a simulated
            flower.

            ISSUE:

                 Whether the decorative rose leaf is classifiable under
            subheading 6702.90.6000, HTSUSA.

            LAW AND ANALYSIS:

                 Classification of merchandise under the HTSUSA is in
            accordance with the General Rules of Interpretation (GRI),
            taken in order.  GRI 1 provides that classification shall be
            according to the terms of the headings and any relative
            section or chapter notes.  Heading 6702, HTSUSA, provides for,
            among other things, artificial flowers, foliage and fruit and
            parts thereof.   














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            HOLDING:

                 The decorative fabric rose leaf at issue is classified
            under subheading 6702.90.6000, HTSUSA, as artificial flowers,
            foliage and fruit and parts thereof, of other materials,
            other, with a duty rate of 17 percent ad valorem.


                                       Sincerely,





                                       Gerald Laderberg, Acting Director
                                       Commercial Rulings Division













































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