The tariff classification of a woman’s jacket from Hong Kong

N025153 April 16, 2008 CLA-2-62:OT:RR:NC:WA:357 CATEGORY: Classification TARIFF NO.: 6202.92.2061 Ms. Jeannine Greener Eddie Bauer, Inc. 10401 NE 8th Street, Ste 500 Bellevue, Washington 98004 RE: The tariff classification of a woman’s jacket from Hong Kong Dear Ms. Greener: In your letter dated March 17, 2008, you requested a classification ruling. The sample submitted, style number 006-6473, is a woman’s hip-length jacket with a shell composed of a woven 100% cotton fabric. The garment is not lined. In your letter you indicate that the jacket does not have a coating. You further indicate that the jacket will also be imported under style numbers 006-6472 in petite sizes and 006-6474 in tall sizes. The jacket has a full front opening secured by a zipper closure and an overlapping flap with four button closures that covers the zipper area. The jacket has a fold-down collar with a drawcord tightening, a free hanging overlay yoke with a button closure on the left front and rear panels, ¾-length vented sleeves with a one-button closure on the cuffs, a drawcord tightening at the waist, two front pockets with flaps secured by button closures below the waist and a straight cut hemmed bottom. The sample is being returned to you as you have requested. The applicable subheading for the jacket will be 6202.92.2061, Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS), which provides for other women’s anoraks, windbreakers and similar articles: of cotton: other: other: other. The duty rate will be 8.9 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/. The jacket 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 With the exception of certain products of China, quota/visa requirements are no longer applicable for merchandise which is the product of World Trade Organization (WTO) member countries. 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 W. Raftery at 646-733-3047. Sincerely, Robert B. Swierupski Director, National Commodity Specialist Division