The tariff classification of a costume from China.

N010968 June 5, 2007 CLA-2-61:RR:NC:3:353 CATEGORY: Classification TARIFF NO.: 6104.43.2010 Ms. Maria Johnson Disguise 11906 Tech Center Ct Poway, CA 92064 RE: The tariff classification of a costume from China. Dear Ms. Johnson: In your letter dated April 30, 2007, you requested a classification ruling. You have informed this office that you have redesigned the Style 850 Bridezilla Costume, classified in ruling N009057, dated April 19, 2007. The sample will be returned. Style 850FEL Bridezilla Costume consists of a dress, choker and headpiece. The dress is made of knit 100% polyester fabric as is the headpiece. The dress has a flimsy neck and seams, thin elastic straps, and a flimsy closure and bottom edge; however, it also features attached arm covers with finished wrists, lace-like trim and finger holds, and fabric draping and layering along the entire dress. The dress is considered well-made. General Rule of Interpretation (GRI) 3(b) is applicable when goods are, prima facie, classifiable under two or more headings, and have been put up in sets for retail sale. GRI 3(b) states that the goods "shall be classified as if they consisted of the material or component which gives them their essential character." In this case, the dress for the Style 850FEL Bridezilla Costume imparts the essential character of the set. The applicable subheading for the Style 850FEL Bridezilla Costume Set will be 6104.43.2010, Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS), which provides for "Women's or girls' suits, ensembles, suit-type jackets, blazers, dresses, skirts, divided skirts, trousers, bib and brace overalls, breeches and shorts (other than swimwear); knitted or crocheted: Dresses: Of synthetic fibers, Other, Women’s." The rate of duty will be 16% ad valorem. The textile category designation is 636. 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/. With the exception of certain products of China, quota/visa requirements are no longer applicable for merchandise which is the product of World Trade Organization (WTO) member countries. 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 Kenneth Reidlinger at 646-733-3053. Sincerely, Robert B. Swierupski Director, National Commodity Specialist Division