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N190376 N1 Ruling Active

The tariff classification of women’s sleep shorts from China

Issued November 4, 2011 by U.S. Customs and Border Protection.

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N1 N190376 (November 4, 2011)

Tariff classification

HTS codes: 6108.91.0030

Headings: 6108

Product description

The submitted sample, Style NZ22108B, is a pair of women’s sleep shorts constructed from 60 percent cotton and 40 percent polyester knit fabric. It features a wide elasticized waistband with two grommets through which a drawcord tightening is laced and fastened and hemmed leg openings with side slits. Based on its appearance and the accompanying merchandising information, the garment is considered sleepwear of heading 6108. We are returning your sample.

CBP rationale

The applicable subheading will be 6108.91.0030, Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS), which provides for Women’s or girls’ slips, petticoats, briefs, panties, nightdresses, pajamas, negligees, bathrobes, dressing gowns and similar articles, knitted or crocheted: Other: Of cotton: Other: Women’s.

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N190376 November 4, 2011 CLA-2-61:OT:RR:NC:N3:361 CATEGORY: CLASSIFICATION TARIFF NO.: 6108.91.0030 Ms. Laura Siegel Rabinowitz Sandler, Travis & Rosenberg, P.A. 551 Fifth Avenue, Suite 1100 New York, NY 10176 RE: The tariff classification of women’s sleep shorts from China Dear Ms. Rabinowitz: In your letter dated October 18, 2011 you requested a classification ruling on behalf of your client SBH Intimates. The submitted sample, Style NZ22108B, is a pair of women’s sleep shorts constructed from 60 percent cotton and 40 percent polyester knit fabric. It features a wide elasticized waistband with two grommets through which a drawcord tightening is laced and fastened and hemmed leg openings with side slits. Based on its appearance and the accompanying merchandising information, the garment is considered sleepwear of heading 6108. We are returning your sample. The applicable subheading will be 6108.91.0030, Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS), which provides for Women’s or girls’ slips, petticoats, briefs, panties, nightdresses, pajamas, negligees, bathrobes, dressing gowns and similar articles, knitted or crocheted: Other: Of cotton: Other: Women’s. The duty rate will be 8.5% 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 Peggy Fitzgerald at 646-733-3052. Sincerely, Robert B. Swierupski Director National Commodity Specialist Division

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