6211.49.50.80 - Jackets and jacket-type garments excluded from heading 6202 (735)

This HTS category, 6211.49.50.80, specifically classifies women's or girls' jackets and jacket-type garments that are not knitted or crocheted and are excluded from the scope of heading 6202. These items are characterized by their outerwear function and often feature a front opening secured by closures like zippers, buttons, or snaps. The critical defining element for this classification is that the garment must contain 70 percent or more by weight of silk or silk waste, classifying it under "other textile materials" rather than headings dedicated to specific fibers like cotton or man-made fibers.

Distinguishing this category from its siblings, it focuses on jackets and jacket-type apparel, differentiating it from items such as coveralls, jumpsuits, washsuits, sunsuits, and blouses or shirt-blouses, which are classified under different subheadings within 6211.49.50. While other garments within 6211.49.50 are also of "other textile materials" and intended for women or girls, this particular subheading is narrowly defined by the garment type (jacket) and its primary composition of silk or silk waste.

As this is a leaf node, there are no further subdivisions. The classification is finalized at this level based on the garment type (jacket), its intended wearer (women's or girls'), its non-knitted/non-crocheted nature, its exclusion from heading 6202, and its specific silk content of 70 percent or more by weight. Importers should carefully verify the fiber content and the garment's design to ensure accurate classification.