CLA-2-62:EPI25 E88420
Margie Pettit
Cricket Lane
1411 Broadway
New York, NY 10018
RE: The tariff classification of woman’s skirts and pants from Malaysia.
Dear Ms. Pettit:
In your letter dated October 5, 1999, you requested a tariff classification ruling. As samples were not submitted for Style numbers 9670 and 9493, they will not be included in this ruling.
The three garments submitted are constructed of 55% linen, 45% rayon woven fabric. Style 9462 is a pair of women’s pull-on pants featuring a one-inch elasticized waistband with a non-functional button in the front, side pockets, a right back hip pocket with a button closure and hemmed leg bottoms.
Style 9495 is a woman’s ankle-length skirt featuring a full front opening with nine button closures, a one and one-fourth inch waistband elasticized in the back, side pockets and a hemmed bottom. Style 9532 is a woman’s ankle-length skirt featuring a zipper closure in the back, a one-inch waistband partially elasticized in the back, two mock pockets in the front and a hemmed bottom with a twelve inch slit in the back. The samples submitted for Customs examination will be returned to you under separate cover.
The applicable subheading for the skirts will be 6204.59.4060, Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTS), which provides for women’s skirts of other textile materials. The rate of duty will be 6.9 percent ad valorem.
The applicable subheading for the pants will be 6204.69.9044, Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTS), which provides for women’s pants of other textile materials. The rate of duty will be 2.9 percent ad valorem.
The skirts fall within textile category designation 842 and the pants fall within textile category designation 847. Based upon international textile trade agreements, products of Malaysia are subject to quota and the requirement of a visa.
The designated textile and apparel categories and their quota and visa status are the result of international agreements that are subject to frequent renegotiations and changes. To obtain the most current information, we suggest that you check, close to the time of shipment, the U.S. Customs Service Textile Status Report, an internal issuance of the U.S. Customs Service, which is available at the Customs Web Site at WWW.CUSTOMS.USTREAS.GOV. In addition, the designated textile and apparel categories may be subdivided into parts. If so, visa and quota requirements applicable to the subject merchandise may be affected and should also be verified at the time of shipment.
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.
Sincerely,
Eugene P. Kerven
Service Port Director
Trade Compliance
Port of El Paso, Texas