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NY N011980




June 6, 2007

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

CATEGORY: CLASSIFICATION

TARIFF NO.: 6206.40.3030

Mr. Paul Choe
Ana Link Limited
230-59 Int’l Airport Center Blvd #270
Springfield Gardens, NY 11413

RE: The tariff classification of a woman blouse from China

Dear Mr. Choe:

In your letter dated May 25, 2007, you requested a classification ruling on behalf of Taimex LLC. Your sample will be returned.

Submitted sample, style #0350, is a woman’s blouse constructed from 97% polyester and 3% spandex woven fabric. The pullover garment extends approximately 25 inches from the shoulder to the upper thigh and features a v-wrap neckline, short sleeves, empire waist with a partial belt and buckle in the front, a self-fabric tie in the back and hemmed bottom.

In your letter you state that the sample is a dress. The garment provides insufficient coverage for wear as a dress. 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. This garment does not provide the requisite coverage to be classified as a dress.

The applicable subheading for the style 0350 will be 6206.40.3030, Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS), which provides for women’s or girls’ blouses, shirts and shirt-blouses: of man-made fibers: other: other: other: women’s. The duty rate will be 26.9 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 0350 falls within textile category 641. With the exception of certain products of China, quota/visa requirements are no longer applicable for merchandise which is the product of World Trade Organization (WTO) member countries.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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