CLA-2-30:R:N2:238 814503
Ms. Judy Campbell
W.Y. Moberly, Inc.
Box 164
Sweetgrass, Montana 59484
RE: The tariff classification of "Silage Inoculant" from Canada
Dear Ms. Campbell:
In your letter dated August 23, 1995, on behalf of your
client, Tube-O-Lator, Inc., you requested a tariff classification
ruling.
The subject product, "Silage Inoculant", is a water-soluble
forage additive which is used to improve silage yield, by
preventing spoilage, by means of controlled lactic acid
fermentation. The product is composed of dehydrated
Lactobacillus and Padlococcus cultures, dried whey, sodium
aluminosilicate, and sunflower oil.
The applicable subheading for the subject product will be
3002.90.1000, Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States
(HTS), which provides for: "Human blood; ... ; vaccines, toxins,
cultures of micro-organisms (excluding yeasts) and similar
products: Other: Ferments." The general rate of duty will be
free.
This merchandise may be subject to the regulations of the
Food and Drug Administration. You may contact them at 5600
Fishers Lane, Rockville, Maryland 20857, telephone number (301)
443-6553.
This ruling is being issued under the provisions of Section
177 of the Customs Regulations (19 C.F.R. 177).
A copy of the ruling or the control number indicated above
should be provided with the entry documents filed at the time
this merchandise is imported. If you have any questions
regarding the ruling, contact National Import Specialist C.
Reilly at 212-466-5770.
Sincerely,
Roger J. Silvestri
Director,
National Commodity
Specialist Division