CLA-2-19:S:N:N1:228
Mr. Bernard A. Trugman
Trugman-Nash, Inc.
90 West Street
New York, NY 10006
RE: The tariff classification of a mixture of skim milk powder
and anhydrous milk fat from Belgium
Dear Mr. Trugman:
In your letter dated December 19, 1990, you requested a
tariff classification ruling.
The product is described as a blend composed of 56 percent
skim milk powder and 44 percent anhydrous milk fat, packed in
plastic lined, 25 kilogram boxes. The material will be used as
an ingredient in the manufacture of foods such as ice cream and
soup.
The applicable subheading for the skim milk/milk fat blend
will be 1901.90.3060, Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United
States (HTS), which provides for food preparations of goods of
headings 0401 to 0404...other...articles of milk or cream not
specially provided for...other...provided for in subheading
9904.10.81. The rate of duty will be 17.5 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