The tariff classification of a "Zip Hoody" for girls’ wear from China

NY M86449 October 4, 2006 CLA-2-61:RR:NC:TA:358 M86449 CATEGORY: Classification TARIFF NO.: 6102.20.0020 Yannie Teague Express Freight 1590 Rollins Rd. Burlingame, CA 94010 RE: The tariff classification of a ”Zip Hoody” for girls’ wear from China Dear Ms. Teague: In your letter dated September 14, 20006, written on behalf of Quality Worldwide, Inc., you requested a classification ruling. Submitted style 6456 Pac Sun YC, manufactured from fleece fabric of 100% cotton, is characterized by a rib-knitted waistband and cuffs of long sleeves, by a full-front, metal zipper, by an open pocket at the lower portion of each of the fronts, and by a hood through which an adjustable drawstring is threaded. As you have requested, the submitted sample is being returned. The applicable subheading for this garment will be 6102.20.0020, Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS), which provides for …girls’…windbreakers and similar articles, knitted…, other than those of heading 6104, of cotton, girls’. The duty rate will be 15.9 per cent 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/. The garment falls within textile category 335. With the exception of certain products of China, quota/visa requirements are no longer applicable for merchandise which is the product of World Trade Organization (WTO) member countries.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 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 Kirschner at 646-733-3048. Sincerely, Robert B. Swierupski Director, National Commodity Specialist Division