CLA-2-20:RR:NC:2:228 D84438
Ms. Stella McCamish
Milky Way Int'l Trading Co.
P.O. Box 469
Norwalk, CA 90650
RE: The tariff classification of canned Asian pears from China.
Dear Ms. Stella McCamish:
In your letter dated October 30, 1998, you requested a
tariff classification ruling.
Two samples, submitted with your letter, were examined and
disposed of. The product, "Polar" brand Asian Pears, consists of
peeled and quartered Asian pears in a liquid medium of sugar and
water, put up in cans containing 15 ounces, net weight.
The applicable subheading for the canned Asian pears will be
2008.40.0020, Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States
(HTS), which provides for fruit, nuts, and other edible parts of
plants, otherwise prepared or preserved, whether or not
containing added sugar or other sweetening matter or spirit, not
elsewhere specified or included...pears...in containers each
holding less than 1.4 kilograms. The rate of duty will be 16.2
percent ad valorem.
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 Stanley
Hopard at 212-466-5760.
Sincerely,
Robert B. Swierupski
Director,
National Commodity
Specialist Division