CLA-2-19:S:N:N7:228
Ms. Karen Quintana
New Wave Transport (U.S.A.), Inc.
2417 East Carson Street
Long Beach, CA 90810
RE: The tariff classification of noodles from China, Hong Kong,
and Taiwan
Dear Ms. Quintana:
In your letter dated April 22, 1993, on behalf of Richin
Trading, Inc., Alhambra, CA, you requested a tariff classification
ruling.
Samples of four products accompanied your letter. Additional
information concerning the manufacturing process was submitted on June 8,
1993 and July 30, 1993. Product No. 1, Dried Noodle, is in the form of
thin, round, cream-colored strands, and composed of wheat flour, salt, and
water. Product No. 2, Imitation Egg Noodle, is a flat, yellow noodle
composed of wheat flour, corn starch, eggs, and lye water. Product No. 3,
Imitation Fish Noodle, is a flat, cream-colored noodle made from wheat
flour, corn starch, fish, eggs, sugar, salt, monosodium glutamate, and lye
water. Product No. 4, Imitation Shrimp Noodle, is a flat, tan-colored
noodle consisting of what flour, corn starch, shrimp, eggs, sugar, salt,
monosodium glutamate, and lye water. The actual quantities of each
ingredient was not provided. Our reply presumes the amount of fish and
shrimp in products 3 and 4 does not exceed 20 percent, by weight. All four
noodles are prepared in essentially the same manner. The ingredients are
blended together, noodles are formed, steamed for 15 to 20 minutes, dried,
cooled, and packaged for retail sale.
The applicable subheading for all four noodle products will be
1902.30.0060, Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTS), which
provides for pasta, whether or not stuffed...or otherwise prepared...other
pasta...other...other. The rate of duty will be 10 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