CLA-2-62:RR:NC:WA:360 D81773
Ms. Rebecca Cheung
Ann Taylor Global Sourcing, Inc.
142 West 57th Street
New York, NY 10019
RE: The classification of a women's tank-styled blouse from
China
Dear Ms. Cheung:
In your letter dated August 26, 1998, you requested a
classification ruling for a women's tank-styled blouse . The
sample is being returned, as you requested.
Style 52-22934 is a sleeveless, tank-styled blouse
constructed from 100% silk woven fabric. The pullover garment
features a V-shaped front neckline and a rounded rear neckline.
There is a keyhole button opening at the rear neck. The garment
is approximately 2 1/4 iches wide at the shoulder seams.
The applicable subheading for style 52-22934 will be
6211.49.1050, Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States
(HTS), which provides for other garments women's or girls: of
other textile materials: containing 70 percent or more by weight
of silk or silk waste...sleeveless tank styles and similar upper
body garments excluded from heading 6206. The rate of duty will
be 5.2 percent ad valorem.
Style 52-22934 falls within textile category designation
741. Based upon international textile trade agreements, products
of China currently are subject to a visa requirement but not are
not subject to quota restraints.
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 Part 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.
If you have any questions regarding the ruling, contact
National Import Specialist Patricia Schiazzano at 212-466-5866.
Sincerely,
Robert B. Swierupski
Director,
National Commodity
Specialist Division