CLA-2-20:S:N:N1:231 890064
Mr. Tom McManus
Seaco Int'l. Company Limited
1645 Sismet Road
Mississauga, Ontario L4W 1Z3
Toronto, Canada
RE: The tariff classification of Honey Crunch Peanuts from Canada.
Dear Mr. McManus:
In your letter dated September 2, 1993 you requested a tariff
classification ruling.
An examination of the sample submitted indicates that they are thinly
coated individual peanuts. The product in question, "Honey Crunch Peanuts",
is described as a product of a panning process which roasts and candies the
peanuts at the same time. The ingredients include peanuts, sugar and honey.
The product will be packaged in 25 pound plastic lined cartons designated for
bulk shipments.
The applicable subheading for these coated peanuts will be
2008.11.0060, Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTS), which
provides for Fruits, nuts and other edible parts of plants, otherwise
prepared or preserved, whether or not containing added sugar or other
sweetening matter or spirit, not elsewhere specified or included: Nuts,
peanuts (ground-nuts) and other seeds, whether or not mixed together: Peanuts
(ground-nuts), other. The rate of duty will be 6.6 cents per kilo.
Goods classifiable under subheading 2008.11.0060, HTS, which have
originated in the territory of Canada, will be entitled to a rate of duty of
3.3 cents per kilo under the United States-Canada Free Trade Agreement (FTA)
upon compliance with all applicable regulations.
In addition, the peanuts are subject to quota limitations of 775,189
kilos in any 12-month period beginning August 1 in any year as set forth in
subheading 9904.20.20, Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States.
Additional requirements may be imposed on this product by the Food and
Drug Administration. You may contact the FDA at:
Food And Drug Administration
Division of Regulatory Guidance
200 C Street, S.W.
Washington, D.C. 20204
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