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NY N011845





June 1, 2007

CLA-2-62:RR:NC:TA:360

CATEGORY: CLASSIFICATION

TARIFF NO.: 6211.42.0056

Ms. Donna L. Shira
Sharretts, Paley, Carter & Blauvelt P.C.
75 Broad Street
New York, NY 10004

RE: The tariff classification of a woman’s shirt from China

Dear Ms. Shira:

In your letter dated May 24, 2007, you requested a classification ruling on behalf of Polo Ralph Lauren Corp. Your sample will be returned as requested.

Submitted sample, style #209063762, is a woman’s shirt constructed from 100% cotton woven fabric. The garment extends 28 inches from the shoulder to the upper thigh and features a collar, long sleeves with buttoned cuffs, a full front opening secured by seven buttons, two chest patch pockets with buttoned flaps, two patch pockets with buttoned flaps at the waist and hemmed bottom. The garment provides insufficient coverage for wear as a dress as there is a 6 inch gap from the last button to the hem of the garment and when walking or sitting the crotch area would be exposed.

In your letter you suggest a classification of subheading 6204.42.3050, HTSUS, capable of being worn as a dress or as an over blouse depending upon the whims of the consumer. The Textile Category Guidelines, CIE 13/88 dated November 23, 1988, describes a dress, in part, as a one-piece garment covering the top of the body and extending to somewhere from below mid-thigh to the feet. It is appropriate for wear without other outer garments. The submitted garment does not extend to the mid thigh. Also, the garment has a 6 inch gap from the last button to the hem and when walking or sitting the crotch would be exposed. This garment does not provide the requisite coverage to be classified as a dress. This garment has features of a shirt and does not have any characteristics to exclude from subheading 6211, HTS. Style 209063762 is properly classified under heading 6211, HTS.

The applicable subheading for the style 209063762 will be 6211.42.0056, Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS), which provides for track suits, ski-suits and swimwear; other garments: other garments, women’s or girls’: of cotton: blouses, shirts and shirt-blouses, sleeveless tank styles and similar upper body garments, excluded from heading 6206: other. The duty rate will be 8.1 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/.

Style 209063762 falls within textile category 341. 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 Brenda Wade at 646-733-3051.

Sincerely,

Robert B. Swierupski
Director,

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