The tariff classification of a woman’s coat from China.

N026639 May 14, 2008 CLA-2-61:OT:RR:NC:TA:359 CATEGORY: Classification TARIFF NO.: 6102.10.0000 Mr. Stephen M. Zelman Stephen M. Zelman & Associates 888 Seventh Avenue, Suite 4500 New York, NY 10106 RE: The tariff classification of a woman’s coat from China. Dear Mr. Zelman: In your letter dated April 21, 2008, on behalf of Susana Monaco, Inc., 263 West 38 Street, New York, NY 10018, you requested a classification ruling. Your sample is being returned. The submitted sample, style b8c8315, is a woman’s double-breasted coat that extends to the thigh area and is worn over other garments for protection against the elements. The garment is constructed from 100% wool brushed knit fabric. The back panels and a portion of the front panels are lined with a 100% polyester woven fabric. The coat features a mock collar with 2 button closures, long cape-like sleeves, a full front opening with 3 functional buttons and 3 non-functional buttons, a self-fabric belt at the waist that threads through a self-fabric overlay on the back and has a 2 button front closure, and an unfinished bottom. The applicable subheading for the jacket will be 6102.10.0000, Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS), which provides for women’s overcoats, carcoats…and similar articles, knitted, other than those of heading 6104: of wool or fine animal hair. The duty rate will be 55.9 cents/kg + 16.4% 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 435. With the exception of certain products of China, quota/visa requirements are no longer applicable for merchandise which is the product of World Trade Organization (WTO) member countries.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