CLA-2-16:S:N:N7:231 897665
Mr. Mick W. Blakely
C.F. Liebert, Inc.
#8-12th Street
P.O. Box 1890
Blaine, WA 98231-1890
RE: The tariff classification of broiled eel fillet from China.
Dear Mr. Blakely:
In your letter dated April 29, 1994, On behalf of Fairline
Seafoods (Canada) Ltd., Canada, you requested a tariff
classification ruling.
The product is described as frozen broiled eel fillet in
retail packages with the following ingredients: eel, soy sauce,
sweet saki, sugar, pepper and monosodium glutamate. The goods are
a product of China shipped from a foreign trade zone in Vancouver,
Canada.
The applicable subheading for the broiled eel fillet will be
1604.60.2010, Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States
(HTS), which provides for prepared or preserved fish; caviar and
caviar substitutes prepared from fish eggs: other prepared or
preserved fish: other: other: pre-cooked and frozen. The rate of
duty will be 6 percent ad valorem.
Additional requirements may be imposed on this product by the
Food and Drug Administration. You may contact the FDA at:
Food And Drug Administration
Division of Regulatory Guidance
200 C Street, S.W.
Washington, D.C. 20204
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