The tariff classification of a woman’s dress from Indonesia

N043704 November 18, 2008 CLA-2-62:RR:NC:TA:360 CATEGORY: Classification TARIFF NO.: 6204.42.3050 Ms. Allison Wires Target Corporation 7000 Target Parkway Brooklyn Park, MN 55445 RE: The tariff classification of a woman’s dress from Indonesia Dear Ms. Wires: In your letter dated November 3, 2008, you requested a classification ruling. Your sample will be returned as requested. Submitted sample, style 233089, DPCIs 269/09/0477-0486, is a woman’s dress composed of both knit and woven fabric. The bodice, which extends from the shoulders to the waist, is constructed from 100% cotton knit fabric and the lower portion is constructed from 100% cotton woven fabric. The pullover dress is sleeveless with shoulder straps of approximately one and half inches wide and features a scoop neckline, a double layered bodice, a small chest patch pocket on the left side and a drawstring bottom. The applicable subheading for the style 233089, DPCIs 269/09/0477-0486 will be 6204.42.3050, Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS), which provides for women’s or girls’ suits, ensembles, suit-types jackets, blazers, dresses, skirts, divided skirts, trousers, bib and brace overalls, breeches and shorts (other than swimwear): dresses: of cotton: other: other: other: other: women’s. The duty rate will be 8.4 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/. Style 233089, DPCIs 269/09/0477-0486 falls within textile category 336. With the exception of certain products of China, quota/visa requirements are no longer applicable for merchandise which is the product of World Trade Organization (WTO) member countries.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 Brenda Wade at 646-733-3051. Sincerely, Robert B. Swierupski Director National Commodity Specialist Division