CLA-1-31:OT:RR:NC:N3:136
Karma Ruiz
World Wise Consulting Inc.
7769 NW 48th Street
Doral, Florida 33166
RE: The tariff classification of AGROPOTASION fertilizer from Spain
Dear Ms. Ruiz:
In your ruling request dated November 7, 2022, on behalf of your client, LekkerBio East Coast LLC, you requested a tariff classification ruling on AGROPOTASION fertilizer.
Your submission describes the subject product as a liquid fertilizer, containing soluble potash, intended for foliar application on all crops, including vegetables, wood crops, citrus, and ornamentals. You indicate that this product will be used to improve fruit size during fruit production and may improve water uptake within plants. The subject product contains 20% water soluble potassium as the main constituent ingredient, which is derived from potassium hydroxide. AGROPOTASION fertilizer will be imported in 5.28-gallon buckets.
The applicable subheading for AGROPOTASION fertilizer will be 3105.90.0050, Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States, (HTSUS), which provides for Mineral or chemical fertilizers containing two or three of the fertilizing elements nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium; other fertilizers; goods of this chapter in tablets or similar forms or in packages of a gross weight not exceeding 10 kg: Other; Other. The general rate of duty will be free.
This merchandise may be subject to the requirements of the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA), which are administered by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Information on the TSCA can be obtained by contacting the EPA at 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W., Mail Code 70480, Washington, D.C., by telephone at (202) 554-1404, or by visiting their website at www.epa.gov.
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 https://hts.usitc.gov/current.
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 Nuccio Fera at [email protected].
Sincerely,
Steven A. Mack
Director
National Commodity Specialist Division