The tariff classification of a robe for girls’ wear from Macau

NY M86012 August 29, 2006 CLA-2-61:RR:NC:TA:358 M86012 CATEGORY: Classification TARIFF NO.: 6108.91.0040 Melissa Fox Barthco International Inc. 5101 S. Broad Street Philadelphia, PA 19112-1404 RE: The tariff classification of a robe for girls’ wear from Macau Dear Ms. Fox: In your letter dated August 22, 2006, written on behalf of Sugartown Worldwide, Inc., you requested a classification ruling. Submitted style 65266P, manufactured from knitted terry of 74% cotton/23% nylon/3% spandex, is a dress-length garment, characterized by a full-front, zippered opening that extends from the flounce of the lower edge of the garment to the neckline, by a hood, by short sleeves, and by a pocket at the lower portion of each of the fronts. As you have requested, the sample garment is being returned. The applicable subheading for this style will be 6108.91.0040, Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS), which provides for …girls’…bathrobes, dressing gowns and similar articles, knitted…, other, of cotton, other, girls’. The duty rate will be 8.5 per cent 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 robe falls within textile category 350. With the exception of certain products of China, quota/visa requirements are no longer applicable for merchandise which is the product of World Trade Organization (WTO) member countries.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 Kirschner at 646-733-3048. Sincerely, Robert B. Swierupski Director, National Commodity Specialist Division