CLA-2-61:OT:RR:NC:N3:354

Ms. Heather Creegan
CVS
One CVS Drive
Mailstop 1049
Woonsocket, RI 02895

RE: The tariff classification of gloves from China.

Dear Ms. Creegan:

In your letter dated May 5, 2014, you requested a tariff classification ruling.

The sample submitted, style 971981, is a pair of 100% polyester knit gloves. The gloves feature fourchettes and images of a skeleton hand and roses on the back side of the gloves.

The applicable subheading for this style will be 6116.93.9400, Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS), which provides for Gloves, mittens and mitts, knitted or crocheted: other: of synthetic fibers: other: other: with fourchettes. The duty rate will be 18.6 percent 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 K. Lenore Ort at [email protected].

Sincerely,

Gwenn Klein Kirschner
Acting Director
National Commodity Specialist Division