CLA-2-19:RR:NC:2:228 D81083
Ms. Karen MacGillivray
Tower Group International, Inc.
128 Dearborn Street
Buffalo, NY 14207-3198
RE: The tariff classification of a "fufu mix" from Canada
Dear Ms. MacGillivray:
In your letter dated August 6, 1998, on behalf of Nouvelle-New Vision, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, you requested a tariff
classification ruling.
A sample and ingredients breakdown were submitted with
earlier correspondence. The sample was examined and disposed of.
Product no. A385,"fufu mix," is a white powder said to be
composed of 35 percent potato granules, 35 percent potato starch,
30 percent corn starch, and a trace amount of color. The fufu
mix is used to make a food dish of the same name.
The applicable subheading for the fufu mix will be
1901.90.9095, Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States
(HTS), which provides for food preparations of flour, meal,
starch of malt extract...other...other...other. The rate of duty
will be 7.6 percent ad valorem.
This ruling is being issued under the provisions of Part 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,
Robert B. Swierupski
Director,
National Commodity
Specialist Division