CLA-2-06:S:N:N7:231 881853
Ms. Joan Mooney
Mooney International Inc.
39 Lackawanna Plaza
Suite 1
Bloomfield, New Jersey 07003
RE: The tariff classification of tubers of Sandersonia
Aurantiaca from
New Zealand.
Dear Ms. Mooney:
In your letter dated January 7, 1993 you requested a tariff
classification ruling.
The applicable subheading for the Sandersonia Aurantiaca
tubers will be 0601.10.9080, Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the
United States (HTS), which provides for bulbs, tubers, tuberous
roots, corms, crowns and rhizomes, dormant: other. The rate of
duty will be 5.5 percent ad valorem.
Additional requirements may be imposed on this product by
the United States Department of Agriculture. You may contact the
USDA at:
United States Department of Agriculture
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
1201 Corbin Street
Elizabeth, New Jersey 07201
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