CLA-2-20:S:N:N7:228 810003
Mr. Larry L. Linchan
Alfred H. Marzolf, Inc.
157 Yesler Way Suite 605
Seattle, Washington 98104
RE: The tariff classification of minced garlic from China.
Dear Mr. Marzolf:
In your letter dated March 31, 1995, on behalf of Acme Food
Sales, Inc., Seattle, WA, you requested a tariff classification
ruling.
An ingredients breakdown, production flow chart, and a
sample accompanied your letter. The product is finely chopped
garlic that has been mixed with small quantities of water,
vegetable oil, sugar, salt, acetic acid and citric acid, then
heated. The result is homogeneous in appearance, having a thick
pulpy consistency. It is vacuum packed for retail sale in glass
jars and sterilized. One sample was forwarded to the United
States Customs Laboratory for analysis. The laboratory found the
sample to contain 0.52 percent acetic acid.
The applicable subheading for the minced garlic will be
2001.90.3900, Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States
(HTS), which provides for vegetables, fruit, nuts and other
edible parts of plants, prepared or preserved by vinegar or
acetic acid...other...other...vegetables...other. The rate of
duty will be 11.6 percent ad valorem.
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