CLA-2-20:OT:RR:NC:N2:228
Mr. William Skinner
William B Skinner Inc.
300-3C Route 17 South
Lodi, NJ 07644
RE: The tariff classification of apple pulp from Chile
Dear Mr. Skinner:
In your letter dated July 15, 2013, you requested a tariff classification ruling on behalf of Materne North America Corporation, NY.
A technical specification sheet accompanied your inquiry. Additional information was provided via email transmissions dated July 22 and July 23, 2013. The merchandise is described as single strength apple puree, with trace amounts of ascorbic acid and citric acid. The product is produced from fresh mature apples that have been washed, peeled, stoned, ground, homogenized, heated at 20 to 88 degrees Centigrade for three minutes to inactivate enzymes, de-aerated, homogenized, filtered, refined, homogenized, filtered, de-aerated, filtered, pasteurized, cooled and packed in aseptic bags in drums, weighing 220 kilograms to 1000 kilograms.
The applicable subheading for the apple pulp will be 2008.99.0500, Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS), which provides for fruit … otherwise prepared or preserved, whether or not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter or spirit, not elsewhere specified or included … other, including mixtures … other … apples. The rate of duty will be 0.9 cents per kilogram.
Duty rates are provided for your convenience and are subject to change. The text of the most recent HTSUS and the accompanying duty rates are provided on the World Wide Web at http://www.usitc.gov/tata/hts/
This merchandise is subject to The Public Health Security and Bioterrorism Preparedness and Response Act of 2002 (The Bioterrorism Act), which is regulated by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Information on the Bioterrorism Act can be obtained by calling FDA at 301-575-0156, or at the Web site www.fda.gov/oc/bioterrorism/bioact.html.
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 Bruce N. Hadley, Jr. at (646) 733-3029.
Sincerely,
Thomas J. Russo
Director
National Commodity Specialist Division