The tariff classification of hats from China.

N032701 July 30, 2008 CLA-2-65:OT:RR:NC:N3:353 CATEGORY: Classification TARIFF NO.: 6505.90.4090, 6505.90.6090, 6505.90.8090 Ms. Mindy Hu The Glove Source, Inc. 9104 Guilford Rd., Suite 1-D Columbia, Maryland 21046 RE: The tariff classification of hats from China. Dear Ms. Hu: In your letter dated July 2, 2008, you requested a classification ruling. The samples will be returned to you. Style 9766 is a driving cap made of woven 100% wool fabric. The cap is designed with a snap on the peak. Style 9779 is a bomber-style hat made of a knit pile 100% polyester fabric. The hat has earflaps and a textile chin strap. Style 9324 is a baseball-style cap made of woven 80% viscose/20% wool fabric, attached to the hat is a knit band used as earflaps. Style 9716 is a dress hat made of woven 30% wool/70% polyester fabric (black), or woven 10% wool/90% polyester fabric (plaid). Style 9775 is a bomber style hat made of woven 100% polyester fabric with pile trim. The hat has a chin strap with a hook and loop closure.  The applicable subheading for Style 9766 will be 6505.90.4090, Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS), which provides for "Hats and other headgear, knitted or crocheted, or made up from lace, felt or other textile fabric. . . .Other: Of wool: Other, Other: Other." The duty rate will be 31 cents per kilogram plus 7.9% ad valorem. The textile category designation is 459.   The applicable subheading for Style 9779 will be 6505.90.6090, Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS), which provides for "Hats and other headgear, knitted or crocheted, or made up from lace, felt or other textile fabric...Other: Of man-made fibers: knitted or crocheted or made up from knitted or crocheted fabric: not in part of braid, Other: Other: Other." The duty rate will be 20 cents per kilogram plus 7% ad valorem. The textile category designation is 659.  The applicable subheading for Styles 9324, 9716 and 9775 will be 6505.90.8090, Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS), which provides for "Hats and other headgear, knitted or crocheted, or made up from lace, felt or other textile fabric…Other: Of man-made fibers: Other: Not in part of braid, Other: Other: Other." The rate of duty will be 18.7 cents /kg + 6.8% ad valorem. The textile category designation is 659. 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