CLA-2-61:S:N:N3H:354 866413
Ms. Kristin Kuffner
Hanover Direct, Inc.
1500 Harbor Boulevard
Weehawken, NJ 07087
RE: The tariff classification of a panty rose from Hong Kong.
Dear Ms. Kuffner:
In your letter dated August 20, 1991, you requested a
classification ruling.
Your submitted sample, style 860668, is a woman's nylon knit
red colored panty folded to look like a rose with a green wire
"stem". The panty features an elasticized waist and hi-cut leg
openings trimmed with a ruffled openwork knit fabric. In
addition the panty has a openwork knit nylon front panel and a
cotton lined crotch. The essential character is imparted by the
panty.
The applicable subheading for style 860668 will be
6108.22.0020, Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States
(HTS), which provides for women's or girls' slips, petticoats,
briefs, panties ..., knitted or crocheted ... of man-made fibers.
The duty rate will be 16.6 percent ad valorem.
Style 860668 falls within textile category designation 652.
Based upon international textile trade agreements, products of
Hong Kong are subject to visa requirements.
The designated textile and apparel category may be
subdivided into parts. If so, visa and quota requirements
applicable to the subject merchandise may be affected. Since
part categories are the result of international bilateral
agreements which are subject to frequent renegotiations and
changes, to obtain the most current information
available, we suggest that you check, close to the time of
shipment, the Status Report On Current Import Quotas (Restraint
Levels), an internal issuance of the U.S. Customs Service, which
is available for inspection at your local Customs office.
This ruling is being issued under the provisions of Section
177 of the Customs Regulations (19 C.F.R. 177).
A copy of this ruling letter should be attached to the entry
documents filed at the time this merchandise is imported. If the
documents have been filed without a copy, this ruling should be
brought to the attention of the Customs officer handling the
transaction.
Sincerely,
Jean F. Maguire
Area Director
New York Seaport