CLA-2-04:RR:NC:2:231 B85741
Mr. Gerald O'Driscoll
Dairygold USA, Inc.
140 East Commerce Way
Totowa, NJ 07512
RE: The tariff classification of Jebni Helou cheese from
Ireland.
Dear Mr. O'Driscoll:
In your letter, dated May 12, 1997, you have requested a
tariff classification ruling.
The product is Jebni Helou cheese. The ingredients are
pasteurized cow's milk, rennet, and salt. The cheese will
contain, by weight, 50 percent fat on a dry basis, 43 percent
moisture, and 1 percent salt.
The applicable subheading for the Jebni Helou cheese, if
imported in quantities that fall within the limits described in
additional U.S. note 16 to chapter 4, will be 0406.90.9500,
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, other, other, containing cow's
milk (except soft-ripened cow's milk cheese), described in
additional U.S. note 16 to chapter 4 and entered pursuant to its
provisions. The rate of duty will be 10 percent ad valorem. If
the quantitative limits of additional U.S. note 16 to chapter 4
have been reached, the product will be classified in subheading
0406.90.9700, HTS, and will be dutiable at US $1.642 per
kilogram. In addition, products classified in subheading
0406.90.9700, HTS, will be subject to additional duties based on
their value, as described in subheadings 9904.06.38 - 9904.06.49,
HTS.
An import license, issued to the importer by the United
States Department of Agriculture, will be required at the time
such merchandise is entered for consumption into the United
States.
Questions regarding licensing procedures and applications for licenses to import cheese
subject to quota should be addressed to:
U.S. Department of Agriculture Foreign Agricultural Service
Import Policies and Trade Analysis Division
Att: Dairy Import Group, Rm. 5531, So. Bldg.
Washington, DC 20250-1000
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,
Gwenn Klein Kirschner
Chief, Special Products Branch
National Commodity
Specialist Division