NY 859656
FEB 13 1991
CLA-2-13:S:N:N1:238 859656
Ms. Alice M. White
S.S.T. Corporation
635 Brighton Road (P.O. Box 1649)
Clifton, NJ 07015-1649
RE: The tariff classification of Silymarin a plant extract also
known as silybin from Switzerland.
Dear Ms. White:
In your letter dated December 18, 1990 you requested a
tariff classification ruling.
Silymarin also known as silybin is an antihepatotoxic
principle that may be isolated from the fruit of Silybum marianum
(L.), Gaertn (Carduus marianus L.) or it may be produced
synthetically. The product is a flavonolignan that is used as a
cosmetic ingredient, it also has some use in the treatment of
liver dysfunction. The product will be imported as a single
compound in bulk form.
The applicable subheading for the Silymarin that is produced
naturally will be 1302.19.4040, Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the
United States (HTS), which provides for Vegetable saps and
extracts, other, Ginseng; Substances having anesthetic,
prophylactic or therapeutic properties, other. The rate of duty
will be 1.5 percent ad valorem
The applicable subheading for Silymarin produced
synthetically will be 2932.90.4100, HTS, which provides for
Heterocyclic compounds with oxygen hetero-atom (s) only, other,
aromatic, other: Products described in additional U.S. note 3 to
Section V1.
Please note, that when this product is imported you may be
required to submit a manufacturers process flow chart to
substantiate how the manufacturer produced this product.
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 (202)
443-3380..
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