CLA-2-44:S:N:N8:230 888445
Mr. Nicholas Ogden
C/O International House, Inc.
3811 N. Ocean Blvd.
Ft. Lauderdale, FL 33308
RE: Tariff classification of eucalyptus roots from Australia
Dear Mr. Ogden:
In your letter dated July 13, 1993 you requested a tariff
classification ruling.
The ruling was requested on eucalyptus wood to be imported for use as a
barbecue fuel. The wood consists of the natural roots of eucalyptus trees.
No processing other than washing will be done to the roots.
The applicable subheading for the eucalyptus roots will be 4401.10.0000,
Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States Annotated (HTSUSA), which
provides for fuel wood, in logs, in billets, in twigs, in faggots or in
similar forms. The rate of duty will be Free.
The eucalyptus roots as firewood are excepted from the requirements of
country of origin marking in accordance with the provisions of section 304
(a)(3)(J), Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (19 U.S.C. 1304(a)(3)(J). However,
the outermost container in which the firewood reaches the ultimate purchaser
in the United States is required to be marked to indicate the country of
origin of its contents.
You state in your letter that you have already contacted the U.S.
Department of Agriculture. There are no other restrictions on the
importation of this product.
This ruling is being issued under the provisions of Section 177 of the
Customs Regulations (19 C.F.R. 177).
A copy of this ruling letter should be attached to the entry documents
filed at the time this merchandise is imported. If the documents have been
filed without a copy, this ruling should be brought to the attention of the
Customs officer handling the transaction.
Sincerely,
Jean F. Maguire
Area Director
New York Seaport