The tariff classification of a cardigan for girls’ wear from China

NY M86677 October 4, 2006 CLA-2-61:RR:NC:TA:358 M86677 CATEGORY: Classification TARIFF NO.: 6110.20.2077 Craig VerPault The TJM Companies Attn: Imports Rt. J4S 770 Cochituate Rd. Framingham, MA01701 RE: The tariff classification of a cardigan for girls’ wear from China Dear Mr. VerPault: In your letter dated September 13, 2006 you requested a classification ruling. Submitted style 10213TDS7, manufactured from jersey fabric of 98% cotton/2% rayon that measures 10 stitches per 2 centimeters, is an ornamented garment, characterized by long sleeves, a full-front opening, and a buttoned closure below the round neckline. All of the components of this garment are knit to shape and assembled by linking and looping. The submitted garment and its accompanying component parts are being retained by this office for reference purposes. The applicable subheading for this style will be 6110.20.2077, Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS), which provides for sweaters…and similar articles, knitted…, of cotton, other, other, other, …girls’, knit to shape articles described in statistical note 6 to this chapter. The duty rate will be 16.5 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/. This style falls within textile category 339. With the exception of certain products of China, quota/visa requirements are no longer applicable for merchandise which is the product of World Trade Organization (WTO) member countries.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