The tariff classification of a travel toiletry bag from China.

NY M86136 October 2, 2006 CLA-2-42:RR:NC:TA:341 M86136 CATEGORY: Classification TARIFF NO.: 4202.92.3031 Ms. Francene Hinds JAV International Incorporated 500 Ocean Avenue East Rockaway, NY 11518-1235 RE: The tariff classification of a travel toiletry bag from China. Dear Ms. Hinds: In your letter dated August 23, 2006, on behalf of Manhattan Promotions of Woodbury, New York, you requested a tariff classification ruling for a travel toiletry bag. The submitted sample, style LR4001, is a travel bag designed to contain toiletries and other small personal effects during travel. It is manufactured with an outer surface of man-made textile fabric. It is of a tri-fold design and features a hanging hook, two mesh pockets, and three removable pockets. It is closed by means of two clasps. The applicable subheading for traveling toiletry bag will be 4202.92.3031, Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS), which provides for travel, sports and similar bags, with outer surface of textile materials, other, of man-made fibers, other. The duty rate will be 17.6% ad valorem. HTSUS 4202.92.3031 falls within textile category designation 670. With the exception of certain products of China, quota/visa requirements are no longer applicable for merchandise, which is the product of World Trade Organization (WTO) member countries. The textile category number above applies to merchandise produced in non-WTO member-countries. Quota and visa requirements are the result of international agreements that are subject to frequent renegotiations and changes. To obtain the most current information on quota and visa requirements applicable to this merchandise, we suggest you check, close to the time of shipment, the "Textile Status Report for Absolute Quotas" which is available on our web site at www.cbp.gov. For current information regarding possible textile safeguard actions on goods from China and related issues, we refer you to the web site of the Office of Textiles and Apparel of the Department of Commerce at www.otexa.ita.doc.gov. 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 Vikki Lazaro at 646-733-3041. Sincerely, Robert B. Swierupski Director, National Commodity Specialist Division