The tariff classification of chestnuts from France.

NY 882601 February 22, 1993 CLA-2-20:S:N:N7:231 882601 CATEGORY: Classification TARIFF NO.: 2008.19.9090 Mr. John Cammarano General Shipping Company, Inc. 225 Broadway New York, N.Y. 10007 RE: The tariff classification of chestnuts from France. Dear Mr. Cammarano: In your letter dated January 5, 1993, on behalf of Liberty Richter, Saddle Brooke, New Jersey, you requested a tariff classification ruling. The product in question is described as chestnuts which are peeled by roasting, washed, hand sorted and vacuum packed in glass jars. The applicable subheading for these chestnuts will be 2008.19.9090, Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTS), which provides for fruit, nuts and other edible parts of plants, 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. The rate of duty will be 28 percent ad valorem. Additional requirements may be imposed on this product by the Food and Drug Administration. You may contact the FDA at: Food And Drug Administration Division of Regulatory Guidance 200 C Street, S.W. Washington, D.C. 20204 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