The tariff classification of costume from China.

NY M80953 March 31, 2006 CLA-2-62:RR:NC:3:353 M80953 CATEGORY: Classification TARIFF NO.: 6204.43.4040 Ms. Cherry Lin Tom’s Toy International, Ltd. Concordia Plaza, Room 603-606. 6/F 1 Science Museum Road, TST East Kowloon, HK RE: The tariff classification of costume from China. Dear Ms. Lin In your letter received by this office on March 3, 2006, you requested a classification ruling. Your submitted sample, Item SW1033-1 is a child’s Halloween Fairy Costume consisting of a dress. You state the dress is made of polyester knit construction. However, the skirt portion of the dress is made of three layers, of which only the top two layers are made of knit net fabric; the top portion of the dress and bottom layer of the skirt portion of the dress are made of polyester woven fabric. The dress has styling features, including attached wings, well-made neck, waist and seams, finished arm straps and edges, and sewn on embellishments. The woven portion of the dress imparts the essential character. The applicable subheading for Item SW1033-1 will be 6204.43.4040, Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS), which provides for provides for women’s or girls’ suits, ensembles, suit-type jackets, blazers, dresses, . . . dresses: of synthetic fibers: other; other, other: girls’. The duty rate will be 16 percent ad valorem. Duty rates are provided for your convenience and are subject to change. The text of the most recent HTSUS and the accompanying duty rates are provided on World Wide Web at http://www.usitc.gov/tata/hts/. Item SW1033-1 falls within textile category designation 636. Quota and visa status are the result of international agreements that are subject to frequent renegotiations and changes. To obtain the most current information as to whether quota and visa requirements apply to this merchandise, we suggest that you check, close to the time of shipment, the “Textile Status Report for Absolute Quotas” available at our web site at www.cbp.gov. In addition, you will find current information on textile import quotas, textile safeguard actions and related issues at the web site of the Office of Textiles and Apparel, at otexa.ita.doc.gov. Please note that separate Federal Trade Commission marking requirements exist regarding country of origin, fiber content, and other information that must appear on many textile items. You should contact the Federal Trade Commission, Division of Enforcement, 6th and Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C., 20580, for information on the applicability of these requirements to this item. This ruling is being issued under the provisions of Part 177 of the Customs Regulations (19 C.F.R. 177). A copy of the ruling or the control number indicated above should be provided with the entry documents filed at the time this merchandise is imported. If you have any questions regarding the ruling, contact National Import Specialist Kenneth Reidlinger at 646-733-3053. Sincerely, Robert B. Swierupski Director, National Commodity Specialist Division