The tariff classification of a woman’s shirt from El Salvador.Dear Mr. Nagel:

NY M86987 October 24, 2006 CLA-2-61:RR:NC:TA:361 M86987 CATEGORY: Classification TARIFF NO.: 6106.10.0010 Mr. John Nagel, Manager, Trade Programs & Classifications Hanes Brands Inc. 1000 East Hanes Mill Road Winston-Salem, NC 27105 RE: The tariff classification of a woman’s shirt from El Salvador. Dear Mr. Nagel: In your letter dated September 29, 2006, you requested a classification ruling for a woman’s shirt. The garment will be returned, as requested. Style 035X is a woman’s shirt constructed of 100% cotton knit pique fabric with more than ten stitches in both the horizontal and vertical directions. The shirt has a collar, a partial front opening with a four-button closure, short sleeves and a plain, hemmed bottom. The applicable subheading for style 035X will be 6106.10.0010, Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS), which provides for Women’s…shirts, knitted or crocheted: Of cotton. The rate of duty will be 19.7% 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 shirt falls within textile category 339. With the exception of certain products of China, quota/visa requirements are no longer applicable for merchandise which is the product of World Trade Organization (WTO) member countries.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 Angela DeGaetano at 646-733-5052. Sincerely, Robert B. Swierupski Director, National Commodity Specialist Division