Leather waist belt classification turns on textile-only Chapter 62 limits and confirms treatment as leather articles under Chapter 42.

Leather waist belts made wholly of leather are not classifiable under Chapter 62 because Chapter Note 1 limits that chapter to made-up articles of textile fabrics. As the belts were not textile-based, they could not be treated as clothing accessories under Chapter 62. The correct classification lies outside Chapter 62 and within Chapter 42 as articles of leather, and the departmental classification was upheld.

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Issues: Whether leather waist belts manufactured by the appellant were classifiable under Chapter 62 as clothing accessories or under Heading 4201.90 as articles of leather.

Analysis: Chapter Note 1 to Chapter 62 restricts the chapter to made up articles of textile fabrics. The belts in dispute were admittedly made wholly of leather and not of textile material. Since the statutory note confines Chapter 62 to textile-based articles, leather belts do not fall within that chapter. The appropriate classification therefore lies outside Chapter 62 and within Chapter 42.

Conclusion: Leather waist belts are not classifiable under Chapter 62 and are classifiable under Chapter 42. The classification adopted by the department was upheld.

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