HQ 952640: Request for classification, country of origin marking and care labeling for a quilted placemat; subheading 6302.51.4000, HTSUSA

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                            HQ 952640
                                
                        February 2, 1993

CLA  CO:R:C:T  952640  jb

CATEGORY: CLASSIFICATION

TARIFF:  6302.51.4000

Ms. Mary Jo Muoio
Wolf D. Barth Co. Inc.
90 West Street
New York, NY 10006

RE:  Request for classification, country of origin marking and
     care labeling for a quilted placemat; subheading
     6302.51.4000, HTSUSA

Dear Ms. Muoio:

     This letter is in response to your inquiry of July 24, 1992,
on behalf of your client, the Millwork Trading Co., requesting a
binding ruling addressing classification, country of origin
marking and care labeling for a quilted placemat from India.  A
sample was provided to this office and will be returned under
separate cover.

FACTS:

     The sample consists of a woven, quilted, rectangular
placemat measuring 23.5 by 24 centimeters.  It is made from 100
percent cotton and imported from India.

ISSUE:

     I. What is the classification of the quilted placemat?

    II. What is the country of origin marking for the quilted    
        placemat?

   III. What is the care labeling for the quilted placemat?

LAW AND ANALYSIS:

     Classification under the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the
United States Annotated (HTSUSA) is governed by the General Rules
of Interpretation (GRI).  GRI 1 provides that classification is
determined in accordance with the terms of the headings and any
relative section or chapter notes.  Where goods cannot be
classified solely on the basis of GRI 1, the remaining GRI will
be applied in the order of their appearance.
     The applicable classification for the placemat is in heading
6302, HTSUSA, which provides for bed linen, table linen, toilet
linen and kitchen linen.

     As concerns your inquiry on country of origin marking and
care labeling, those issues will be addressed by our Value and
Marking Branch, Office of Regulations and Rulings, at which time
an answer will be provided to you under separate cover.

HOLDING:

     The placemat is classified in subheading 6302.51.4000,
HTSUSA, which provides for inter alia, other table linen, of
cotton.  The applicable rate of duty is 7.2 percent ad valorem.
The placemats are subject to quota restraints and visa
requirements under textile category 369.     

     The designated textile and apparel category may be
subdivided into parts.  If so, the visa and quota requirements
applicable to the subject merchandise may be affected.  Since
part categories are the result of international bilateral
agreements which are subject to frequent negotiations and
changes, to obtain the most current information, available, we
suggest you check, close to the time of shipment, the Status
Report on Current Import Quotas (Restraint Levels), an internal
issuance of the U.S. Customs Service which is updated weekly and
is available at the local Customs office.

     Due to the changeable nature of the statistical annotation
(the ninth and tenth digits of the classification) and the
restraint (quota/visa) categories, you should contact the local
Customs office prior to importation of this merchandise to
determine the current status of any import restraints or
requirements.


                           Sincerely,




                           John Durant, Director