CLA-2-05:S:N:N7:231 813750
Mr. Alan Jones, Jr.
Uncle Josh Bait Company
P.O. Box 130
Fort Atkinson, WI 53538-0130
RE: The tariff classification of fishing bait from France.
Dear Mr. Jones:
In your letter, dated August 8, 1995, you requested a tariff
classification ruling.
The product is packaged dead fish to be sold as fishing bait.
Shiner
minnows and roach will be imported in plastic bags or plastic jars with the
fish in salt brine and other preservatives. The products are not for human
consumption.
The applicable subheading for the fishing bait will be 0511.91.0000,
Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTS), which provides for
animal products not elsewhere specified or included; dead animals of chapter
1 or 3, unfit for human consumption, other, products of fish or crustaceans,
molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates; dead animals of chapter 3. The rate
of duty will be free.
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