CLA-2-04:RR:NC:2:231 C89802
Mr. Charles Curtis
All-Ways Forwarding International, Inc.
Hemisphere Center
U.S. Routes 1 and 9 South
Newark, NJ 07114 maize
RE: The tariff classification of Jarlsberg cheese from Norway.
Dear Mr. Curtis:
In your letter, dated June 2, 1998, you have requested a tariff
classification ruling.
The merchandise, "Natural Jarlsberg Fondue," is processed cheese. The
ingredients are 60 percent Jarlsberg cheese (comprised of pasteurized, part
skim, cow's milk, rennet, salt, and culture), 33 percent water, 3 percent
cornstarch, 2 percent butter, 1 percent flavoring, and 1 percent emulsifying
salts.
During the manufacturing process, Jarlsberg cheese base undergoes mincing,
blending, melting, the addition of additives (water, butter, maizena, flavoring,
and emulsifying salts), filling, cooling, and packaging in cardboard boxes.
The applicable subheading for "Natural Jarlsberg Fondue," if imported in
quantities that fall within the limits described in additional U.S. note 22 to
chapter 4, will be 0406.30.8100, Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States
(HTS), which provides for cheese and curd, processed (process) cheese, not
grated or powdered, other, including mixtures of the above, other, containing,
or processed from, Swiss, Emmentaler or Gruyere-process cheeses, described in
additional U.S. note 22 to chapter 4 and entered pursuant to its provisions.
The rate of duty will be 10 percent ad valorem. If the quantitative limits of
additional U.S. note 22 to chapter 4 have been reached, the product will be
classified in subheading 0406.30.8300, HTS, and will be dutiable at US $1.468
per kilogram. In addition, products classified in subheading 0406.30.8300, HTS,
will be subject to additional duties based on their value, as described in
subheadings 9904.06.19 - 9904.06.28, HTS.
An import license, issued to the importer by the United States Department
of Agriculture, will be required at the time such merchandise is entered for
consumption into the United States.
Questions regarding licensing procedures and applications for licenses to
import cheese subject to quota should be addressed to:
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Foreign Agricultural Service
Import Policies and Trade Analysis Division
Att: Dairy Import Group, Rm. 5531, So. Bldg.
Washington, DC 20250-1000
This ruling is being issued under the provisions of Part 177 of the Customs
Regulations (19 CFR 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 Ralph Conte at (212) 466-5759.
Sincerely,
Robert B. Swierupski
Director
National Commodity
Specialist Division