CLA-2-62:S:N:N3H:354 877497
Ms. Linda G. Baird
Shelby Group, Inc.
P.O. Box 171814
Memphis, TN 38187-1814
RE: The tariff classification of a woven work glove from Hong
Kong.
Dear Ms. Linda Baird:
In your letter dated August 12, 1992, you requested a
classification ruling.
Your submitted sample, style 8808A is a woven work glove.
As per a report from the Custom's laboratory the fabric consists
of 83% ramie and 17% cotton. This glove is cut and sewn with an
applied knit cuff and small closely spaced PVC dots on the entire
palm-side and on the back of the index finger. According to the
lab report the dot coated portion is 64% fabric and 36% plastic
by weight. The essential character is imparted by the coated
portion of the glove.
The applicable subheading for style 8808A will be
6216.00.1740, Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States
(HTS), which provides for gloves, mittens and mitts: impregnated,
coated, covered with plastics or rubber: other: without
fourchettes: cut and sewn from pre-existing machine-woven fabric
that is impregnated, coated or covered with plastics or rubber:
of vegetable fibers: other, other. The duty rate will be 25
percent ad valorem.
Style 8808A falls within textile category designation 831.
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