CLA-2-16:OT:RR:NC:N2:231
Mr. Franklin de la Torre
Anzco Foods NA
666 Dundee Rd., Ste. 1605
Northbrook, IL 60062
RE: The tariff classification of frozen prepared hamburgers from New Zealand.
Dear Mr. de la Torre:
In your letter dated November 15, 2013 you requested a tariff classification ruling.
The goods in question are frozen, partially-cooked beef patties weighing approximately 4.2 ounces each. The ingredients are beef (69%), rehydrated onion, breadcrumbs (wheat flour, water, yeast, sugar, gluten, vegetable oil, salt, DATEM, sodium acetate), textured soy protein, egg, salt, whey protein concentrate, modified food starch, spices, hydrolyzed corn protein, sodium tripolyphosphate, and beef extract. The patties are said to have a soft but chunky texture and a meaty beef taste. They will be packed in foil sleeves, “ready to be removed and heated to >160°F in a microwave, oven or BBQ, then eaten.” There will be 20 patties per sleeve and 3 sleeves per carton, for a total of 60 patties per carton.
The applicable subheading for the above-described prepared beef patties will be 1602.50.9040, Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS), which provides for other prepared or preserved meat, meat offal or blood: of bovine animals: other: other: other. The rate of duty will be 2.5 percent ad valorem.
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 http://www.usitc.gov/tata/hts/.
Importations of this merchandise are subject to regulations administered by the agencies indicated below. You may direct any requests for information regarding their applicable requirements to the following locations:
USDA
APHIS, VS, NCIE
Products Program
4700 River Road, Unit 40
Riverdale, MD 20737-1231
Tel: (301) 851-3300
Email: [email protected]
Food Safety & Inspection Service (FSIS)
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Washington, D.C. 20250-3700
Tel.: 1-888-MPHotline or (202) 720-6240
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.fsis.usda.gov
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 Nathan Rosenstein at (646) 733-3030.
Sincerely,
Gwenn Klein Kirschner
Acting Director
National Commodity Specialist Division