CLA-2-16:OT:RR:NC:2:231
Miss Diana F. Prado
Centro de Atencion a Migrantes del Estado de Nuevo Leon
Constitucion 1251 Pte.
Col. Mirador
Monterrey 64000
Mexico
RE: The tariff classification of grilled goat meat from Mexico.
Dear Miss Prado:
In your letter dated August 30, 2010, you requested a tariff classification ruling.
The ruling was requested on “semi grilled chevont.” No further description was provided. We are not familiar with the word “chevont,” and assume that you are referring to “chevon,” a French-derived term sometimes used to describe goat meat. For the purposes of this ruling, it is thus assumed that the product in question is goat meat that has been partially cooked.
The applicable subheading for the grilled goat meat will be 1602.90.9080, Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS), which provides for other prepared or preserved meat, meat offal or blood: other, including preparations of blood of any animal: other: other. The general rate of duty will be 6.4 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/.
Articles classifiable under subheading 1602.90.9080, HTSUS, which are products of Mexico, may be entitled to duty free-treatment under the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) upon compliance with all applicable requirements.
The importation of the meat discussed in this ruling is subject to requirements administered by the following U.S. Department of Agriculture agencies, which may be contacted for further information:
USDA
FSIS
Technical Service Center
Suite 300, Landmark Center
1299 Farnam Street
Omaha, NE 68102
Tel. (402) 344-5000
Website: www.fsis.usda.gov
USDA
APHIS, VS
National Center for Import and Export
4700 River Road, Unit 40
Riverdale, MD 20737
Tel. (301) 734-3277
Website: www.aphis.usda.gov
The marking statute, section 304, Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (19 U.S.C. 1304), provides that, unless excepted, every article of foreign origin (or its container) imported into the U.S. shall be marked in a conspicuous place as legibly, indelibly and permanently as the nature of the article (or its container) will permit, in such a manner as to indicate to the ultimate purchaser in the U.S. the English name of the country of origin of the article.
Your inquiry does not contain enough information for us to provide a ruling on the “green and red hot sauce.” If you wish to pursue a ruling on that merchandise, please submit a new request giving a complete percentage breakdown, by weight, of all ingredients in the sauce.
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