The tariff classification of a woman’s jacket from China

N027545 June 3, 2008 CLA-2-62:OT:RR:NC:WA:357 CATEGORY: Classification TARIFF NO.: 6202.93.5011 Ms. Ruth Hayd Kohl’s Department Stores N56 W17000 Ridgewood Drive Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin 53051 RE: The tariff classification of a woman’s jacket from China Dear Ms. Hayd: In your letter dated May 1, 2008, you requested a classification ruling. The sample submitted, style number CB190600A, is a woman’s hip-length jacket with a shell composed of a woven 82% polyester/18% nylon fabric and a lining composed of a woven 100% polyester fabric, which are quilted together in a diamond pattern with a nonwoven polyester fill in between. In a phone conversation you indicated that the garment is not coated. The jacket is slightly fitted at the waist and has a fold-down round-edge collar, a full front opening secured by a double pull zipper closure, long sleeves, a drawcord tightening with cord stoppers at the rear waist that fastens through a grommet on each side, two front in-seam pockets with zipper closures below the waist and a slightly rounded bottom. The entire garment is finished with a capping fabric at the edges. The sample is being returned to you as you have requested. The applicable subheading for the jacket will be 6202.93.5011, Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS), which provides for other women’s anoraks, windbreakers and similar articles: of man-made fibers: other: other: other. The duty rate will be 27.7 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 635. With the exception of certain products of China, quota/visa requirements are no longer applicable for merchandise which is the product of World Trade Organization (WTO) member countries.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