CBP Withdraws Proposed Modification of Shirt-Blouse Classification Ruling
CBP is withdrawing its proposed modification of ruling on two styles of Guayabera shirt-blouses made of either linen or cotton, the agency said in the Sept. 26 Customs Bulletin (Vol. 52, No. 39). CBP proposed modifying a classification ruling in…
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2017 because the women’s Guayabera shirts are not precluded from classification under heading 6206 even though the bottom pockets start below the waist (see 1708180033). CBP received one comment in opposition to the proposed modification, the agency said. That comment stated that CBP's reading of the applicable explanatory notes was "erroneous because men’s and boys’ shirts are an entirely different article of commerce than women’s and girls’ shirts and blouses, and entire industries are based on the difference," CBP said. "We recognize the distinction and find that the guayabera style shirt-blouses are properly classified in subheading 6211.49.90."