CLA-2-03:RR:NC:2:231 D82165
Mr. Warren Coe
Amway Corporation
7575 East Fulton Road, Department 52-2A
Ada, MI 49355-0001
RE: The tariff classification of dehydrated alfalfa from Brazil
and Mexico.
Dear Mr. Coe:
In your letter, dated August 28, 1998, you have requested a
tariff classification ruling.
The merchandise, "Alfalfa Concentrated Powder," item
NF9738Z, is dehydrated alfalfa. During the manufacturing process
it is chopped, dehydrated, milled, and passed through a screen
filter to separate fine particles from stems and coarse material.
The fine, green powder that is extracted ("Alfalfa Concentrated
Powder") is shipped to the United States, where it is mixed with
other materials and used in the production of vitamin food
supplements.
The applicable subheading for "Alfalfa Concentrated Powder"
will be 1214.10.0015, Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United
States (HTS), which provides for rutabagas (swedes), mangolds,
fodder roots, hay, alfalfa (lucerne), clover, sainfoin, forage
kale, lupines, vetches and similar forage products, whether or
not in the form of pellets, alfalfa (lucerne) meal and pellets,
dehydrated, other. The general rate of duty will be 1.9 percent
ad valorem.
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