HQ 084803: Classification of girls' tight shorts

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                            HQ 084803

                       September 26, 1989




CLA-2  C0:R:C:G  084803  CC

CATEGORY:  Classification

TARIFF NO.:  6104.63.2060

Mr. Jerry Armani
Mamiye Sales, Inc.
112 West 34th Street, Suite 700
New York, N.Y.  10120

RE:  Classification of girls' tight shorts

Dear Mr. Armani:

     This ruling letter is in response to your inquiry of May 30,
1989, on behalf of Mamiye Sales, Inc., requesting tariff
classification of girls' shorts.  A sample was submitted for
examination.

FACTS:

     The sample at issue, style number J5005/80363, is a pair of
girls' 100 percent nylon knit tight shorts to be imported from
Taiwan.  The shorts have an elastic waistband and a diamond-
shaped gusset insert at the crotch.  They will be imported in
girls' sizes 2 to 4T, 4 to 6x, and 7 to 14.

ISSUE:

     Is the sample garment classifiable in Heading 6104, HTSUSA,
or in Heading 6115, HTSUSA?

LAW AND ANALYSIS:

     Classification of merchandise under the Harmonized Tariff
Schedule of the United States Annotated (HTSUSA) is in accordance
with the General Rules of Interpretation (GRI's), taken in order.
GRI 1 provides that classification shall be determined according
to the terms of the headings and any relative section or chapter
notes.

     Heading 6115 provides for tights, panty hose, stockings,
socks, and other hosiery.  The merchandise at issue is not an
article of stockings, hosiery, etc.  According to the Guidelines
for the Reporting of Imported Products in Various Textile and
Apparel Categories, tights are form-fitting garments which are
intended for use during exercise, dance, or similar athletic
activity.  Also, tights are unsuitable for wear except for
athletic activity, unless worn with a garment which conceals the
lower torso.  Since the merchandise at issue does not appear to
be athletic wear and can be worn without a garment that conceals
the lower torso, it is not classifiable as tights in Heading
6115.  Instead, the merchandise is classified in Heading 6104,
HTSUSA, as girls' knit shorts.

HOLDING:

     The tight shorts are classified under subheading
6104.63.2060, HTSUSA, as knitted or crocheted shorts, of
synthetic fibers, other, other, shorts, girls', other, textile
category 648, and dutiable at a rate of 30 percent ad valorem.

     Your sample will be returned, under separate cover, as
requested.

     Due to the changeable nature of the statistical annotation
and the restraint (quota/visa) categories applicable to textile
merchandise, you should contact your local Customs office prior
to importation of this merchandise to determine the current
status of any import restraints or requirements.

     The designated textile and apparel category may be
subdivided into parts.  If so, visa and quota requirements
applicable to the subject merchandise may be affected.  Since
part categories are the result of international bilateral
agreements which are subject to frequent renegotiations and
changes, to obtain the most current information available, we
suggest that you check, close to the time of shipment, the Status
Report On Current Import Quotas (Restraint Levels), an internal
issuance of the U.S. Customs Service, which is available for
inspection at your local Customs office.


                              Sincerely,




                              John Durant, Director
                              Commercial Rulings Division