CLA-2-02:S:N:N1:229
Mr. Charles J. Gentile
Director
Merchants Commerce, Ltd.
P.O. Box 4062
Boca Raton, FL 33429
RE: The tariff classification of FROZEN FROGS' LEGS from
Montserrat and Dominica.
Dear Mr. Gentile:
In your letter dated December 28, 1988 you requested a
tariff classification ruling.
You state in your letter that you will be raising the
terrestrial frog, Leptodactylus fallax (commonly known as the
Mountain Chicken in the Caribbean) on the West Indian islands of
Montserrat and Dominica. After raising, these frogs will be
harvested and processed, and the legs shipped frozen to the
United States.
The applicable subheading for these FROZEN FROGS' LEGS will
be 0208.20.0000, Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States
(HTS), which provides for Other meat and edible meat offal,
fresh, chilled or frozen:..Frogs' legs. The rate of duty will be
FREE.
Importations of these products are subject to import
regulations administered by various U.S. agencies. Information
regarding applicable regulations administered by the U.S. Fish
and Wildlife Service may be addressed to that Agency at the
following location:
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
P.O. Box 28006
Washington, D.C. 20005
Information regarding applicable regulations administered by the
U.S. Department of Agriculture may be addressed to that Agency at
the following location:
U.S. Department of Agriculture
A.P.H.I.S., Veterinary Services
Federal Building, Room 838 Hyattsville, MD 20782
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