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NY N025011




April 16, 2008

CLA-2-61:OT:RR:NC:TA:361

CATEGORY: CLASSIFICATION

TARIFF NO.: 6106.10.0010

Ms. Allison Wires
Target Customs Brokers, Inc.
Global Trade Operations
7000 Target Parkway North
NCD-0456
Brooklyn Park, MN 55445

RE: The tariff classification of two women’s blouses from Indonesia

Dear Ms. Wires:

In your letter dated March 17, 2008 you requested a classification ruling.

Style 231496 is a woman’s blouse constructed of 55 percent cotton and 45 percent modal knit fabric. The garment extends below the waist. It features a full front opening with a six button closure, a V neckline in front, short hemmed sleeves and a hemmed bottom. In the back the garment reaches the nape of the neck. The garment has at least 10 or more stitches per linear centimeter measured in both directions.

Style 231497 is a woman’s blouse constructed of 55 percent cotton and 45 percent modal knit fabric. The sleeveless garment extends below the waist. It features a full front opening with a six button closure, a V neckline in front and a hemmed bottom. In the back the garment reaches the nape of the neck. The garment has at least 10 or more stitches per linear centimeter measured in both directions.

You suggest classification under 6110.20.2079 as a cardigan. Based upon the stitch count, coverage and styling the garments are more specifically provided for as a blouse under 6106.

We are returning your samples as you requested.

The applicable subheading for both styles will be 6106.10.0010, Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS), which provides for Women’s or girls’ blouses and shirts, knitted or crocheted: Of cotton: Women’s. The duty rate will be 19.7% 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/.

Both styles fall within textile category 339. With the exception of certain products of China, quota/visa requirements are no longer applicable for merchandise, which is the product of World Trade Organization (WTO) member countries.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 Peggy Fitzgerald at 646-733-3052.

Sincerely,

Robert B. Swierupski
Director,

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