CLA-2 CO:R:C:G 082243 JGH
Mr. Marvin Martin
President
California Olive Association
1112 I Street, Suite 100
Sacramento, California 95814
RE: Classification of Olives
Dear Mr. Martin:
This is in further reference to your inquiry pursuant to
Section 516, Tariff Act of 1930, as amended, on behalf of the
California Olive Association, on the classification and rate of
duty of certain imported olives. The classification and rates of
duty provided herein are under the Harmonized Tariff Schedules of
the United States Annotated (HTSUSA), which on January 1, 1989,
replaced the tariff schedules which were in effect when you
submitted your request.
The types of olives listed by you were as follows:
(1) Fresh Olives "in natural condition"
(2) Olives for further processing provisionally preserved in
brine, or other solution, not ready for immediate
consumption;
(3) Processed olives in a saline solution:
(a) whole green olives
(b) pitted green olives
(c) stuffed green olives
(d) place packed pitted and stuffed green olives
(e) sliced wedges or chopped green olives
(f) pitted green olives mixed with pimento
(4) Wet Greek Olives
(5) Dry Greek Olives
(6) Sicilian style olives
(7) Ripe olives in brine from olives that have had no caustic
treatment
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(8) California style black ripe olives in hermetically sealed
containers
(a) whole
(b) pitted
(c) sliced
(d) wedged
(e) chopped
(9) Freeze Dried Olives
(10) Nicoise Style Olives
Classification of the above styled olives under the HTSUSA
would be as follows:
Type of Olives HTSUSA No Rate of Duty
(1) Fresh 0709.90.35 11 cents /kg
(2) Provisionally preserved 0711.20.20 7.7 cents /kg
not suitable for
consumption
(3) Processed olives in a saline solution:
(a) prepared or 2005.70.10 7.7 cents /kg
preserved, green in
color, not pitted
(b) pitted or stuffed 2005.70.20 11 cents /kg
(c) stuffed green olives 2005.70.20 11 cents /kg
(d) otherwise prepared 2005.70.80 11 cents /kg
or preserved
(4) Wet Greek Olives
(a) provisionally
preserved, not
pitted 0711.20.20 11.6 cents /kg
(b) pitted and stuffed 0711.20.40 11.3 cents /kg
(c) otherwise prepared 2005.70.80 11 cents /kg
(5) Dry Greek Olives
(a) dried, not ripe 0712.90.15 11 cents /kg
(b) dried, ripe 0712.90.20 5.5 cents /kg
(6) Sicilian Style Olives
Green olives in saline
solution, not pitted or
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stuffed 2005.70.10.30 7.7 cents /kg
pitted or stuffed 2005.70.20 11 cents /kg
(7) Ripe olives in brine
(a) provisionally 0711.20.20 7.7 cents /kg
preserved not pitted
or stuffed
(b) provisionally 0711.20.40 11.3 cents /kg
preserved pitted or
stuffed
(8) California Style Black
Ripe Olives
otherwise prepared or
preserved 2005.70.80 11 cents /kg
(9) Freeze dried olives 0712.90.15 11 cents /kg
dried olives, not ripe
dried olives, ripe 0712.90.20 5.5 cents /kg
(10) Nicoise style olives
provisionally
preserved, not
suitable for
consumption
not pitted 0711.20.20 7.7 cents /kg
pitted or stuffed 0711.20.40 11.3 cents /kg
If you intend to pursue this petition, it is suggested that
you follow the requirements of 19 CFR Part 175, copy enclosed.
Also for your information, there is enclosed copies of the
sections of the HTSUSA which deal with the classification of
olives.
Sincerely,
John Durant, Director
Commercial Rulings Division
Enclosures
JGHurley:tj:typed 07/01/88
rewritten:tj: 12/05/88