CLA-2-04:S:N:N229:870353
Mr. James Redman
Patrick Powers Customs Brokers Inc.
P.O. Box 30155
JFK Airport Station
Jamaica, NY 11430
RE: The tariff classification of BUFFALO MILK MOZZARELLA Cheese
from Italy.
Dear Mr. Redman:
In your letter dated January 7, 1992, you requested a tariff
classification ruling on behalf of Crystal Food Import
Corporation of East Boston, Massachusetts.
The product in question is described as MOZZARELLA Cheese
made from pure Water Buffalo milk, produced by C. Galdi SPA of
Eboli, Italy. A sample of the product consisted of approximately
eight ounces of a white cheese, in a retail plastic bag. The
sample had the texture and mildly sweet, milky taste of a
Buffalo milk mozzarella cheese. An analysis by the Customs
Laboratory at New York found the sample to consist, by weight, of
55.8 percent moisture, 28.4 percent fat (64.1 percent on a dry
basis), 15.4 percent protein, and 0.8 percent salt, with a pH of
6.1. The sample was found to be made from Buffalo milk.
The applicable subheading for this BUFFALO MILK MOZZARELLA
Cheese will be 0406.90.8075, Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the
United States (HTS), which provides for Other cheese:...Other,
including mixtures of the above:...
Other...Other:...Other:...Other. The rate of duty will be 10
percent ad valorem.
This ruling is being issued under the provisions of Section
177 of the Customs Regulations (19 C.F.R. 177).
A copy of this ruling letter should be attached to the entry
documents filed at the time this merchandise is imported. If the
documents have been filed without a copy, this ruling should be
brought to the attention of the Customs officer handling the
transaction.
Sincerely,
Jean F. Maguire
Area Director
New York Seaport