The tariff classification of a garment bag from China
Issued April 1, 2010 by U.S. Customs and Border Protection.
Tariff classification
HTS codes: 4202.92.3031
Headings: 4202
Product description
Your sample will be returned to you. Style B61 is a garment bag constructed with an outer surface of polyester textile material. The bag has a full-length zipper running down the center of the bag and an opening at the top through which a clothes hanger can be placed. It also has two large zippered compartments that lay on either sides of the center zipper. It is designed to provide storage, protection, organization and portability to garments. The bag can be carried by either a carrying handle or by an adjustable removable webbed shoulder strap. Sewn into the seams, at both the top and bottom are plastic buckles that enable the user to fold the bag in half. It measures approximately 42” (L) x 22” (W) x 2” (D).
CBP rationale
The applicable subheading for style B61 will be 4202.92.3031, Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS), which provides for travel, sports, and similar bags, with outer surface of textile materials, other, of man-made fibers, other.
Full text
N097672 April 1, 2010 CLA-2-42:OT:RR:NC:N4:441 CATEGORY: Classification TARIFF NO.: 4202.92.3031 Melissa Stanczak Ballet Makers, Inc. 1 Campus Road Totowa, N.J. 07512 RE: The tariff classification of a garment bag from China Dear Ms. Stanczak: In your letter dated March 9, 2010, you requested a tariff classification ruling. Your sample will be returned to you. Style B61 is a garment bag constructed with an outer surface of polyester textile material. The bag has a full-length zipper running down the center of the bag and an opening at the top through which a clothes hanger can be placed. It also has two large zippered compartments that lay on either sides of the center zipper. It is designed to provide storage, protection, organization and portability to garments. The bag can be carried by either a carrying handle or by an adjustable removable webbed shoulder strap. Sewn into the seams, at both the top and bottom are plastic buckles that enable the user to fold the bag in half. It measures approximately 42” (L) x 22” (W) x 2” (D). The applicable subheading for style B61 will be 4202.92.3031, Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS), which provides for travel, sports, and similar bags, with outer surface of textile materials, other, of man-made fibers, other. The rate of duty will be 17.6% 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/. 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 Vikki Lazaro at (646) 733-3041. Sincerely, Robert B. Swierupski Director National Commodity Specialist Division
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