CLA-2-62:S:N:N3-I:360 859709
Ms. Helen H. Seldon
W.M. Stone & Co., Inc.
Post Office Box 3160
Norfolk, VA 23514
RE: The tariff classification of women's bodyshirts from China
and Hong Kong.
Dear Ms. Seldon:
In your letter dated January 11, 1991, on behalf of your
client, J. Crew Group, Inc., you requested a classification
ruling.
The submitted samples, style numbers 09059 and 09053, are
women's bodyshirts. You state that style 09059 will be
manufactured in China and exported from Hong Kong, while style
09053 will be both manufactured and exported from Hong Kong.
The upper part of style 09059 is constructed from 100% silk
woven fabric and the lower part, which resembles a pair of
panties, is constructed from warp-knit fabric composed of 100%
nylon. It features a partial frontal opening secured by two
buttons; long, cuffless sleeves, with a loop-and-button closure
at the edge of each sleeve to adjust the opening; a notched
collar; lapels; an elasticized waist and leg openings, and a
snap-secured crotch.
Style number 09053 is constructed entirely from 100% cotton
woven fabric and features a partial frontal opening secured by
five plastic buttons, which are concealed by a flap over the
placket, and a gold-colored metal button on the collarband, which
is the topmost -and only visible- closure; long sleeves with a
gold-colored metal button securing each cuff; a pointed collar
with a collarband: a shoulder yoke; and two patch pockets on the
chest. It also features an inverted pleat on the back; an
elasticized waist and elasticized and lace-trimmed leg openings;
sewn-in shoulder pads; and a snap-secured crotch.
The two samples are being returned under separate cover.
The applicable subheading for style number 09059 will be
6211.49.0010, Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States
(HTS), which provides for other garments, women's or girls': of
other textile materials: containing 70 percent or more by weight
of silk or silk waste. The rate of duty will be 7.8 percent ad
valorem.
The applicable subheading for style number 09053 will be
6211.42.0050, HTS, which provides for other garments, women's or
girls': of cotton: blouses, shirts and shirt-blouses excluded
from heading 6206. The rate of duty will be 8.6 percent ad
valorem.
Style number 09059 does not fall within a textile category
designation and, based upon international textile trade
agreements, is not presently subject to visa requirements or
quota restraints. Style number 09053 falls within textile
category designation 341 and, as a product of Hong Kong, is
presently subject to visa requirements.
The designated textile and apparel category may be
subdivided into parts. If so, visa and quota requirements
applicable to the subject merchandise may be affected. Since
part categories are the result of international bilateral
agreements which are subject to frequent renegotiations and
changes, to obtain the most current information available, we
suggest that you check, close to the time of shipment, the Status
Report On Current Import Quotas (Restraint Levels), an internal
issuance of the U.S. Customs Service, which is available for
inspection at your local Customs office.
This ruling is being issued under the provisions of Section
177 of the Customs Regulations (19 C.F.R. 177).
A copy of this ruling letter should be attached to the entry
documents filed at the time this merchandise is imported. If the
documents have been filed without a copy, this ruling should be
brought to the attention of the Customs officer handling the
transaction.
Sincerely,
Jean F. Maguire
Area Director
New York Seaport