CLA-2-62:OT:RR:NC:WA:357
Ms. Marian Clare
UTC Overseas, Inc.
420 Doughty Blvd.
Inwood, N.Y. 11096
RE: The tariff classification of a man’s raincoat from China
Dear Ms. Clare:
In your letter dated February 5, 2008, on behalf of Greenfield Fashions, you requested a classification ruling.
The sample submitted, style name “PARK,” is a man’s raincoat with a shell composed of a bonded fabric consisting of a woven 100% polyester fabric on the outer surface and a flat knit 100% nylon fabric on the inner surface. In a phone conversation you indicated that both the polyester fabric and the knit fabric have been treated with a durable water repellant fluorocarbon application. The coat is lined with a woven 100% polyester fabric which has also been treated with a durable water repellant fluorocarbon application.
The coat measures 37-inches from the center back and extends to above the knee area in length. The coat has a removable zip-out liner which is not the kind that can be worn separately. The coat has a fold-down pointed collar, a full front opening secured by a left-over-right, four button hidden placket closure, long vented sleeves secured by a button closure at the wrist area, two front slash pockets below the waist, a zippered pocket on the left inner placket, two inner pockets with hook and loop fasteners on the zip-out liner and a straight cut hemmed bottom with two side seam vents.
The raincoat is being returned to you as you have requested.
The applicable subheading for the raincoat will be 6201.13.4015, Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS), which provides for overcoats, carcoats, capes, cloaks and similar coats: of man-made fibers: other: other: raincoats: men’s. 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 raincoat falls within textile category 634. With the exception of certain products of China, quota/visa requirements are no longer applicable for merchandise which is the product of World Trade Organization (WTO) member countries.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