CLA-2-61:OT:RR:NC:TA:359
Mr. Douglas Hwee
Ohana Customs
43 Rhodes Street
New Hyde Park, NY 11040
RE: The tariff classification of a woman’s cape from China.
Dear Mr. Hwee:
In your letter dated July 29, 2008, on behalf of Republic Clothing Corp., you requested a classification ruling. Your sample is being returned.
The submitted sample, style A3003A, is a woman’s sleeveless cape that is constructed from 100% polyester fleece knit fabric and extends below the waist. The garment is worn for warmth and protection from the weather. It covers the shoulders, the back, the front and the arms. The cape features a full front opening with no means of closure.
The applicable subheading for the cape will be 6102.30.2010, Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS), which provides for women’s capes, knitted, other than those of 6104: of man-made fibers: other: other: women’s. The duty rate will be 28.2% 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 cape falls within textile category 635. With the exception of certain products of China, quota/visa requirements are no longer applicable for merchandise which is the product of World Trade Organization (WTO) member countries. The textile category number above applies to merchandise produced in non-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 Francine Vivona-Brock at 646-733-3049.
Sincerely,
Robert B. Swierupski
Director
National Commodity Specialist Division