CLA-2-16: OT: RR: NC: 2:231
Ms. Ruth Entwistle
Heron Point Seafood
504 Kent Place
Newmarket, NH 03857
RE: The tariff classification of frozen crabmeat from Indonesia and China.
Dear Ms. Entwistle:
In your letter dated February 21, 2011, you requested a tariff classification ruling.
The merchandise is comprised of 100% crabmeat Portunus haanii (swimming crab) with no shell that is steam-cooked, picked by grade, and pasteurized. The product is then placed in one to five pound air-tight plastic pouches and frozen before being packed into a master case.
The applicable subheading for frozen crabmeat will be 1605.10.2059, Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS), which provides for crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates, prepared or preserved, crab, other, crabmeat, in airtight containers, swimming crabs (Portunidae), other. The rate of duty will be Free.
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/.
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 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