The tariff classification of gloves from China.

N025631 April 24, 2008 CLA-2-61:OT:RR:NC:TA:354 CATEGORY: Classification TARIFF NO.: 6116.10.5520 Mr. Paul Makishi UPS Supply Chain Solutions 500 Rutherford Ave. Charlestown, MA 02129 RE: The tariff classification of gloves from China. Dear Mr. Makishi: In your letter dated April 3, 2008, you requested a classification ruling, on behalf of your client, Gloves, Cleaners & Safety Products Incorporated. The submitted samples will be returned. Style P11 is a string-knit glove constructed of 60% polyester and 40% cotton fabric with a PVC dot coating covering the palm side from the wrist to the fingertips. The glove features a ribbed knit wrist with an overlock stitch finish at the bottom cuff. You have indicated that the PVC coating does not exceed 50% of the weight of the string-knit fabric. The essential character of the glove is imparted by the coated fabric palmside. Style P12 is a string-knit glove constructed of 60% polyester and 40% cotton fabric with a PVC dot coating on both sides that extends from the wrist to the fingertips. The glove features a ribbed knit wrist with an overlock stitch finish at the bottom cuff. You have indicated that the PVC coating does not exceed 50% of the weight of the string-knit fabric. The applicable subheading for styles P11 and P12 will be 6116.10.5520, Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS), which provides for Gloves, mittens and mitts, knitted or crocheted: impregnated, coated or covered with plastics or rubber: Other: Without fourchettes: Other: Containing 50 percent or more by weight of cotton, man-made fibers or other textile fibers, or any combination thereof . . . Other. The duty rate will be 13.2 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/. Styles P11 and P12 fall within textile category 631. With the exception of certain products of China, quota/visa requirements are no longer applicable for merchandise, which is the product of World Trade Organization (WTO) member countries.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 Deborah Marinucci at 646-733-3054. Sincerely, Robert B. Swierupski Director, National Commodity Specialist Division