Request for Reconsideration of NY 817044; classification oftwisted polypropylene cordage; chapter 56

The tariff classification of polypropylene twine fromHungary.

The tariff classification of polyethylene yarn and twinefrom Korea and Portugal.

The tariff classification of polypropylene yarn and twinefrom Guatemala.

The tariff classification of nylon and polypropylene braidedcordage from Taiwan.

The tariff classification twisted 3-strand polypropylenerope from Trinidad and Tobago, West Indies.Dear Mr. Coelho:In your letter dated August 29, 1990, you requested a tariff classification ruling.You have submitted two samples of your "Palm Brand" monofilament and split film polypropylene ropes. The ropes are twisted 3-strand cordage, and they are not made of wide nonfibrillated strips. They will be imported in sizes ranging from 3/16 (0.187) inch to 3 inches in diameter, and we assume that the ropes will be in continuous lengths. In your previous letter to our office dated July 25, 1990, you described both polypropylene rope and twine. However, we cannot rule on the twine without samples.The applicable subheading for the rope measuring 4.8mm (0.188976 inch) or more in diameter will be 5607.49.2500, Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTS), which provides for twine, cordage, ropes and cables, ..., of polyethylene and polypropylene, other, other, not braided or plait