CLA-2-04:RR:NC:2:231 C82998
Ms. Lynda Bergeron
Fromagerie Belchevre, Inc.
239 Rang St Jean
St Placide, Quebec J0V 2B0
Canada
RE: The tariff classification of goat cheese from Canada.
Dear Ms. Bergeron:
In your letter, dated December 16, 1997, you have requested
a tariff classification ruling.
The product is soft, unripened goat cheese. The cheese
contains, by weight, 53.3 percent moisture, 20.9 percent fat,
13.7 percent protein, and 0.15 percent lactose. The pH is 3.97.
It will be vacuum packed in 9 kilogram bags, packed in boxes
containing two bags.
The applicable subheading for the goat cheese will be
0406.90.9900, Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States
(HTS), which provides for cheese and curd, other cheese, other
cheeses, and substitutes for cheese, including mixtures of the
above, other, including mixtures of the above (excluding goods
containing mixtures of subheadings 0406.90.61 or 0406.90.63),
other, other, other. The general rate of duty will be 9 percent
ad valorem.
This ruling is being issued under the provisions of Part 177
of the Customs Regulations (19 CFR 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 Ralph
Conte at (212) 466-5759.
Sincerely,
Robert B. Swierupski
Director
National Commodity
Specialist Division