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NY N008372




March 20, 2007

CLA-2-95:RR:NC:N2:225

CATEGORY: CLASSIFICATION

TARIFF NO.: 9505.90.6000

Mr. Geoffrey Greenberg
Creative Designs Int’l, LTD
2540 Metropolitan Drive
Trevose, PA 19053-6738

RE: The tariff classification of flimsy costumes from China.

Dear Mr. Greenberg:

In your letter dated March 9, 2007, you requested a tariff classification ruling.

You submitted the following costumes, which meet the flimsy, non-durable requirements for classification within Chapter 95 and are being returned upon your request.

Item 89551, Barbie Ballerina Dress, is a textile costume comprised of a dress. Although the dress has two styling features and eight well-made embellishments, it has a flimsy neck, waist and seams, flimsy elastics, a flimsy hook and loop tab closure and flimsy edges at the arms, bottom and closure.

Item 89537, Barbie Princess Dress, is a textile costume comprised of a dress. Although the dress has two styling features, a well-made neck and four well-made embellishments, it has a flimsy waist and seams, flimsy elastic at the arms and back, a flimsy hook and loop tab closure and flimsy edges at the arms, bottom and closure.

Item 89504, Barbie Princess Dress, is a textile costume comprised of a dress. Although the dress has three styling features and two embellishments, it has a flimsy neck, waist and seams, flimsy elastic at the arms and back, a flimsy hook and loop tab closure and flimsy edges at the arms, bottom and closure.

Item 89501, Barbie Princess Dress, is a textile costume comprised of a dress. Although the dress has four styling features and seven well-made embellishments, it has a flimsy neck, waist and seams, flimsy elastic at the arms and back, a flimsy hook and loop tab closure and flimsy edges at the bottom, closure and collar styling.

Item 89536, Barbie Princess Dress, is a textile costume comprised of a dress. Although the dress has two styling features and six well-made embellishments, it has a flimsy neck, waist and seams, flimsy elastic at the arms and back, a flimsy hook and loop tab closure and flimsy edges at the arms, bottom and closure.

The applicable subheading for item 89551, Barbie Ballerina Dress, item 89537, Barbie Princess Dress, item 89504, Barbie Princess Dress, item 89501, Barbie Princess Dress, and item 89536, Barbie Princess Dress, will be 9505.90.6000, Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS), which provides for “Festive, carnival or other entertainment articles, including magic tricks and practical joke articles; parts and accessories thereof: Other: Other.” The rate of duty will be Free.

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/.

Please note that separate Federal Trade Commission marking requirements exist regarding country of origin, fiber content, and other information that must appear on many textile items. You should contact the Federal Trade Commission, Division of Enforcement, 6th and Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C., 20580, for information on the applicability of these requirements to this item. Information can also be found at the FTC website www.ftc.gov (click on “For Business” and then on “Textile, Wool, Fur”).

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 Wayne Kessler at 646-733-3026.

Sincerely,

Robert B. Swierupski
Director,

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