The tariff classification of diving gloves from China.

NY 860261 March 7, 1991 CLA-2-61:S:N:N3H:354 860261 CATEGORY: Classification TARIFF NO.: 6116.10.0800 Ms. Sheryl Williams Deep See 18935 59th Ave. N.E. P.O. Box 3069 Arlington, WA 98223 RE: The tariff classification of diving gloves from China. Dear Ms. Williams: In your letter dated January 29, 1991, you requested a tariff classification ruling. Your submitted samples, styles 3390 and 3391 are unlined PVC coated cotton knit diving gloves with an elasticized wrist. Both styles are identical, except style 3391 has closely spaced PVC dots over the palm-side of the hand from the finger tips to the wrist and over the little finger and the index finger on the back of the hand side of the glove from the finger tips to the wrist. You have submitted information to demostrate the gloves are designed for use in the sport of scuba and skin diving. The applicable subheading for styles 3390 and 3391 will be 6116.10.0800, Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTS), which provides for gloves, mittens or mitts, knitted or crocheted: gloves, mittens and mitts impregnated, coated or covered with plastics or rubber: other gloves, mittens and mitts, all the foregoing specially designed for use in sports. The rate of duty will be 5.5 percent ad valorem. This ruling is being issued under the provisions of Section 177 of the Customs Regulations (19 C.F.R. 177). A copy of this ruling letter should be attached to the entry documents filed at the time this merchandise is imported. If the documents have been filed without a copy, this ruling should be brought to the attention of the Customs officer handling the transaction. Sincerely, Jean F. Maguire Area Director New York Seaport