The tariff classification of a unisex chef’s coat from Bangladesh, Vietnam and China.

N021836 January 28, 2008 CLA-2-62:OT:RR:NC:N3:353 CATEGORY: Classification TARIFF NO.: 6206.40.3030 Ms. Florence Lai Ash City 2111 Mc Cowan Road Scarborough, Ontario MIS 3Y6 RE: The tariff classification of a unisex chef’s coat from Bangladesh, Vietnam and China. Dear McCowan: In your letter dated January 9, 2008, you requested a classification ruling. The sample which you submitted is being returned as requested. The submitted sample Style 55004 is a unisex chef coat made of woven 65% polyester/35% cotton fabric. The chef coat is worn over a T shirt or next to the skin and extends approximately the hip. The garment also features long sleeves, a mandarin collar, left breast pocket, a pocket on the sleeve and a full front double breasted button closure that closes left over right and right over left. The applicable subheading for Style 55004 will be 6206.40.3030, Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS), which provides for "Women’s or girls’ blouses, shirts and shirt-blouses: Of man-made fibers: Other: Other, Other: Women’s." The duty rate will be 26.9% ad valorem. The textile category designation is 641. 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/. With the exception of certain products of China, quota/visa requirements are no longer applicable for merchandise which is the product of World Trade Organization (WTO) member countries.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 Kenneth Reidlinger at 646-733-3053. Sincerely, Robert B. Swierupski Director, National Commodity Specialist Division