The tariff classification of a woman’s jacket from China

N038645 October 15, 2008 CLA-2-62:OT:RR:NC:WA:357 CATEGORY: Classification TARIFF NO.: 6202.92.2061 Mr. John Mulvihill UPS Supply Chain Solutions One UPS Way Champlain, N.Y. 12919 RE: The tariff classification of a woman’s jacket from China Dear Mr. Mulvihill: In your letter dated September 11, 2008, on behalf of Tribal Sportswear of Montreal, you requested a classification ruling. The sample submitted, style number 6030o-370, is a woman’s hip-length jacket with a shell composed of a woven 100% cotton fabric. The jacket has a fold-down pointed collar and a full front opening secured by a three-button closure. The jacket measures 24-inches in length and flares in an A-shape to the bottom hem. The jacket has three-quarter length sleeves that feature a detachable self-fabric band with a buckle above the elbow area and a bell-shaped puffed gathering of fabric from the elbow area to the bottom hem. The rear panel has an inverted pleat that extends from below the rear yoke to the bottom hem. 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, windbreaker and similar articles: of cotton: other: other: other. The duty rate will be 8.9 percent ad valroem. 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 With the exception of certain products of China, quota/visa requirements are no longer applicable for merchandise which is the product of World Trade Organization (WTO) member countries.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