CLA-2-04:OT:RR:NC:2:231
Ms. Mary Beth Merari
Toledo Gourmet
722 Blvd. East #2
Weehawken, NJ 07086
RE: The tariff classification of goat’s milk cheese from Spain.
Dear Ms. Merari:
In your letter dated May 21, 2010, you requested a tariff classification ruling. You submitted printed product data, and you also provided additional information via telephone and email.
The product in question is identified as item 60009, “Retama Brand Goat’s Milk Cheese, Plain, 1-kilo.” It is said to be an off-white, natural-rind cheese, aged three to six months, supplied in 1-kilogram wheels. The ingredients are: pasteurized goat’s milk, salt, milk ferments, rennet, calcium chloride and lysozyme. The cheese is said to have a moisture content of 36-40 percent and a fat content of 34-37 percent.
The applicable subheading for the #60009 “Retama Brand Goat’s Milk Cheese, Plain, 1 kilo” will be 0406.90.9900, Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS), which provides for cheese and curd: other cheese: other cheeses, and substitutes for cheese, including mixtures of the above: other, including mixtures of the above (excluding goods containing mixtures of subheadings 0406.90.61 or 0406.90.63): other: other: other. The rate of duty will be 8.5 percent ad valorem.
Duty rates are provided for your convenience and are subject to change. The text of the most recent HTSUS and the accompanying duty rates are provided on World Wide Web at http://www.usitc.gov/tata/hts/.
Importations of cheese are subject to regulations administered by various U.S. agencies. Requests for information regarding applicable regulations administered by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) may be addressed to that agency at the following location:
USDA
APHIS, VS, NCIE
Products Program
4700 River Road, Unit 40
Riverdale, MD 20737-1231
Tel: (301) 734-3277
This merchandise is subject to The Public Health Security and Bioterrorism Preparedness and Response Act of 2002 (The Bioterrorism Act), which is regulated by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Information on the Bioterrorism Act can be obtained by calling the FDA at 301-575-0156, or at the Web site www.fda.gov/oc/bioterrorism/bioact.html.
This ruling is being issued under the provisions of Part 177 of the Customs Regulations (19 C.F.R. 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 Nathan Rosenstein at (646) 733-3030.
Sincerely,
Robert B. Swierupski
Director
National Commodity Specialist Division