The tariff classification of Chef jackets from China.

N019941 December 7, 2007 CLA-2-62:OT:RR:NC:N3:353 CATEGORY: Classification TARIFF NO.: 6206.40.3030, 6206.30.3041 Ms. Kristy M. Dost E. Besler & Co. 115 Martin Lane Elk Grove Village, IL 60007 RE: The tariff classification of Chef jackets from China. Dear Mr. Dost: In your letter dated November 5, 2007, on behalf of Chefwear, Inc., you requested a classification ruling. The samples will be returned to you as requested. Five samples of unisex chef jackets were submitted with your request. Styles 4400 and 4410 are made of woven 65% polyester/35% cotton fabric. Style 4400 is a hip length, double breasted jacket with long sleeves, a mandarin collar, left breast and sleeve pocket, and a full front opening with knot closures that closes left over right or right over left. Style 4410 is identical to style 4400 with the exception that there are button closures. Styles 5610, 5660 and 5650 are made of woven 60% cotton/40% polyester fabric. Style 5610 is a hip length, double breasted jacket with short sleeves, a mandarin collar, left breast and sleeve pocket, and a full front opening with knot closures that closes left over right or right over left. Style 5660 is a hip length pullover-style jacket with long sleeves and an adjustable snap mock turtle neck closure and a pocket on the left sleeve. Style 5650 is a hip length jacket, double breasted jacket with long sleeves, a mandarin collar, left breast and sleeve pocket, and a full front opening with knot closures that closes left over right or right over left.            The applicable subheading for Styles 4400 and 4410 will be 6206.40.3030, Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS), which provides for "Women’s or girls’ blouses, shirts and shirt-blouses: Of man-made fibers: Other: Other, Other: Women’s." The duty rate will be 26.9% ad valorem. The textile category designation is 641. The applicable subheading for Styles 5610, 5660, 5650 will be 6206.30.3041, Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS), which provides for "Women's or girls' blouses, shirts and shirt-blouses: Of cotton: Other: Other, Other: Women's. The duty rate will be 15.4% ad valorem. The textile category is 341. 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