The tariff classification of a girl’s dress from China or Malaysia.

N013105 July 12, 2007 CLA-2-61:RR:NC:3:358 CATEGORY: Classification TARIFF NO.: 6104.42.0020 Ms. Mary King Schenker Inc. 635 Airport South Parkway College Park, GA 30349 RE: The tariff classification of a girl’s dress from China or Malaysia. Dear Ms. King: In your letter dated June 13, 2007, on behalf of Oshkosh B’ Gosh Inc., you requested a classification ruling. As requested, the sample will be returned to you. The submitted sample, style X9027 is a girl’s toddler sized (2T-4T) dress constructed from 100% cotton terry knit fabric. The dress features a hood, short capped elasticized sleeves, an elasticized waist, a frontal opening above the waist secured by a three button closure, a kangaroo front skirt pocket and a hemmed bottom. The applicable subheading for style X9027 will be 6104.42.0020, 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, knitted or crocheted: dresses: of cotton, girls’. The duty rate will be 11.5 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/. Style X9027 falls within textile category 336. With the exception of certain products of China, quota/visa requirements are no longer applicable for merchandise which is the product of World Trade Organization (WTO) member countries.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 Bruce Kirschner at 646-733-3048. Sincerely, Robert B. Swierupski Director, National Commodity Specialist Division