CLA-2-21:R:N2:228 815610
Mr. Ron Solovitz
Not A Bad Idea Inc.
P.O. Box 59345
Philadelphia, PA 19102
RE: The tariff classification of a dessert topping from Belgium
Dear Mr. Solovitz:
In your letter dated October 5, 1995 you requested a tariff classification ruling.
The product is described as a non-dairy whipped topping, packed in an aerosol container. The stated ingredients are water (58 percent), vegetable fats and oils (26 percent), sugar (6 percent), NutriSweet, low fat powdered milk (2 percent each), lactose (one percent), and less than one percent each of emulsifiers, stabilizers, salt, flavors, acidity regulators, and propellant. The topping will be imported in containers holding 250 or 500 grams.
The applicable subheading for the whipped topping in an aerosol can will be 2106.90.9997, Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTS), which provides for food preparations not elsewhere specified or included...other...other...containing sugar derived from sugar cane and/or sugar beets. The rate of duty will be 9.4 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 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,
Roger J. Silvestri
Director
National Commodity
Specialist Division