CLA-2-62:S:N:N5:354 895889
Mr. Paul Meyer
NIK and Associates
P.O. Box 90279
Los Angeles, CA 90009-0279
RE: The tariff classification of silk boxers from China.
Dear Mr. Meyer:
In your letter dated March 16, 1994, on behalf of Montage,
International, you requested a tariff classification ruling.
The submitted sample, style 5611, is a pair of men's silk
woven underwear boxer shorts. The garment features a single
button, covered fly front, an enclosed elasticized waistband and
hemmed leg openings.
The applicable subheading for style 5611, will be
6207.99.6030, Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States
(HTS), which provides for men's or boys' singlets and other
undershirts, underpants, briefs, . . . of other textile
materials: other, other: containing 70 percent or more by weight
of silk or silk waste. The rate of duty will be 7.5 percent ad
valorem.
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