CLA-2-04:RR:NC:2:231 I84035
Mr. Louis Marino
Schratter Foods, Inc.
149 New Dutch Lane
Fairfield, NJ 07004
RE: The tariff classification of cream from France.
Dear Mr. Marino:
In your letter, dated June 25, 2002, you requested a tariff classification ruling.
The merchandise is comprised of “Elle and Vire” brand “Special Cooking Cream.” The ingredients are 99.2 percent cream, 0.70 percent modified starch, 0.06 percent monoglycerides and diglycerides, and 0.04 percent carrageenan. The submitted sample is a one liter carton. The product will be packed six cartons per case.
The cream will be sold to institutional markets such as the food service and catering industries for cooking uses (sauces, soups, and cooked fillings). The product is ready to use, and it does not require further processing.
The applicable subheading for “Elle and Vire” brand “Special Cooking Cream,” if imported in quantities that fall within the limits described in additional U.S. note 5 to chapter 4, will be 0401.30.0500, Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTS), which provides for milk and cream, not concentrated nor containing added sugar or other sweetening matter, of a fat content, by weight, exceeding 6 percent, of a fat content, by weight, not exceeding 45 percent, described in additional U.S. note 5 chapter 4 and entered pursuant to its provisions. The rate of duty will be 3.2 cents per liter. If the quantitative limits of additional U.S. note 5 to chapter 4 have been reached, the product will be classified in subheading 0401.30.2500, HTS, and will be dutiable at 77.2 cents per liter. In addition, products classified in subheading 0401.30.2500, HTS, will be subject to additional duties based on their value, as described in subheadings 9904.04.01 – 9904.04.08, HTS.
Importations of milk and milk products are subject to import regulations administered by various U.S. agencies. Requests for information regarding applicable regulations administered by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration may be addressed to that agency at the following location:
U.S. Food and Drug Administration
Division of Regulatory Guidance
HFF 314, 200 C Street, S.W.
Washington, DC 20204
Requests for information regarding applicable regulations administered by the U.S. Department of Agriculture may be addressed to that agency at the following location:
A.P.H.I.S., Veterinary Services
Federal Building, Room 756
6505 Belcrest Road
Hyattsville, MD 20782
This ruling is being issued under the provisions of Part 177 of the Customs Regulations (19 CFR 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 Thomas Brady at (646) 733-3030.
Sincerely,
Robert B. Swierupski
Director
National Commodity
Specialist Division