6116.10.17.30 - Subject to man-made fiber restraints (631)

This HTS category encompasses knitted or crocheted gloves, mittens, and mitts that have been impregnated, coated, covered, or laminated with plastics or rubber. Specifically, this classification applies to such items that are not made with fourchettes (the strips of fabric sewn into the palm side of a glove). The defining characteristic for this subcategory is that the material from which these articles are cut and sewn is a pre-existing machine-knit fabric that has undergone impregnation, coating, covering, or lamination with plastics or rubber.

This classification is distinguished from its sibling, 6116.10.17.20, by the absence of cotton restraints. While both are "Other" categories within the "Without fourchettes" and "Cut and sewn from preexisting machine knit fabric" provisions, this category specifically applies when the material is derived from man-made fibers, as indicated by the "Subject to man-made fiber restraints" annotation, rather than cotton. The sibling 6116.10.17.40, labeled "Other," would capture items not falling under the specific fiber restraints mentioned in the preceding sibling categories.

As this is a leaf node within the HTS, there are no further subcategories to introduce. The classification is complete at this level based on the material composition and the processing applied to the fabric. Therefore, the key to accurately classifying goods under 6116.10.17.30 lies in confirming that the article is a knitted or crocheted glove, mitten, or mitt, made without fourchettes, cut and sewn from a pre-existing machine-knit fabric that is treated with plastics or rubber, and that this fabric is not subject to cotton restraints but is derived from man-made fibers.