CLA-2-63:OT:RR:NC:TA:351
Ms. Jill Hurley
Livingston International, Incorporated
670 Young Street
Tonawanda, NY 14150
RE: The tariff classification of a nursing bustier from Malaysia
Dear Ms. Hurley:
In your letter dated October 31, 2012, you requested a tariff classification ruling on behalf of your client, Medela Incorporated of McHenry, Illinois.
You submitted photographs of an item you call the Medela Easy Expression™ Bustier. The bustier is a hands-free pumping bustier that is constructed of 93% cotton and 7% spandex knit fabric. It can be worn by a woman alone or over a nursing bra when she is using a breast pump. It covers the bust area and closes by zipping up the front, to allow for hands-free use. The breast pump is inserted into the circular opening on either side on the front of the item.
The Medela Easy Expression Bustier is not considered underwear and will be worn only while pumping and then removed when the pumping is completed.
The applicable subheading for the Medela Easy Expression™ Bustier will be 6307.90.9889, Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States, (HTSUS), which provides for other made up textile articles, other. The rate of duty will be 7% 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/.
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 Mitchel Bayer at (646) 733-3102.
Sincerely,
Thomas J. Russo
Director
National Commodity Specialist Division