CLA-2-20:OT:RR:NC:N2:228
Mr. Dan Mabee
BCFoods Inc.
1330 North Dutton Avenue, Suite 100
Santa Rosa, CA 95401
RE: The tariff classification of food ingredients from China
Dear Mr. Mabee:
In your letter dated February 4, 2015, you requested a tariff classification.
Ingredients breakdowns accompanied your inquiry. Onion and Salt powders are blended according to five different formulations – 91 percent onion powder and 9 percent salt, 93 percent onion powder and 7 percent salt, 95 percent onion powder and 5 percent salt, 97 percent onion powder and 3 percent salt, and 99 percent onion powder and 1 percent salt. All products will be sold in bulk cartons for wholesale to a seasoning company to be used in seasoning mixes.
The applicable subheading for the five onion and salt powders will be 2005.99.2000, Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States, HTSUS, which provides for other vegetables prepared or preserved otherwise than by vinegar or acetic acid, not frozen … other vegetables … onions. The rate of duty will be 4.5 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 the 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 ww.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 Bruce N. Hadley, Jr. at [email protected].
Sincerely,
Gwenn Klein Kirschner
Director
National Commodity Specialist Division