The tariff classification of a man’s jacket from Vietnam

N012318 June 29, 2007 CLA-2-62:RR:NC:WA:357 CATEGORY: Classification TARIFF NO.: 6201.92.2051 Ms. Lisa Y. York Target Global Trade Operations 7000 Target Parkway NCD – 456 Brooklyn Park, MN 55445 RE: The tariff classification of a man’s jacket from Vietnam Dear Ms. York: In your letter dated June 4, 2007, on behalf of Target Stores, you requested a classification ruling. The sample submitted, style number 210688, is a man’s hip-length jacket with a shell composed of a woven 100% cotton twill fabric and a lining composed of a woven 100% cotton fabric in the body and a woven 100% polyester in the sleeves, which are quilted together in a vertical pattern with a nonwoven batting fill in between. The jacket has a fold-down pointed spread collar, a full front opening secured by six left-over-right, rivet-type button closures, epaulets with a one-button closure on the shoulders and long sleeves that have a gusset fabric insert at the wrist area and a one-button closure on the cuffs. The jacket also has two chest pockets with a one-button flap closure, two front slash pockets at the waist, four inner pockets and a curved bottom hem. Each button features the “Mossimo Denim Est 1987” tradename. The sample is being returned to you as you have requested. The applicable subheading for the jacket will be 6201.92.2051, Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS), which provides for other men’s anoraks, windbreakers and similar articles: of cotton: other: other: other. The duty rate will be 9.4 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 jacket falls within textile category 334. With the exception of certain products of China, quota/visa requirements are no longer applicable for merchandise which is the product of World Trade Organization (WTO) member countries.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