CLA-2-61:RR:NC:N3:353 M86470
Maskyelin Inc.
Mr. Jamiel M. Price
605 West Main St.
Clayton, Delaware 19938
RE: The tariff classification of socks from China.
Dear Mr. Price:
In your letter dated August 16, 2006, you requested a classification ruling.
The submitted sample style SANKLE is a pair of men’s ankle socks. You state that the socks are made of 93% bamboo/7% spandex. For purposes of this ruling, we are assuming that what you call bamboo is actually an artificial fiber, which is derived from bamboo.
The applicable subheading for the men’s ankle socks, style SANKLE will be 6115.99.1820, Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS), which provides for "Panty hose, tights, stockings, socks and other hosiery, including stockings for varicose veins, and footwear without applied soles, knitted or crocheted: Other: Of other textile materials: Of artificial fibers: Other, Other." The duty rate will be 14.6 percent ad valorem. The textile category designation is 632.
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/.
With the exception of certain products of China, quota/visa requirements are no longer applicable for merchandise, which is the product of World Trade Organization (WTO) member countries.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 Kenneth Reidlinger at 646-733-3053.
Sincerely,
Robert B. Swierupski
Director,
National Commodity
Specialist Division