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The tariff classification of a food supplement from Canada.
Issued February 26, 1997 by U.S. Customs and Border Protection.
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Tariff classification
HTS codes: 2106.90.9998
Headings: 2106
Product description
The product is 100 percent powdered American Ginseng root (panax quinquefolium) put up in gelatin capsules containing 390 mg. The capsules are packed for retail sale in plastic containers, with a recommended dosage of one to three capsules daily.
CBP rationale
The applicable subheading for the nutritional supplement will be 2106.90.9998, Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTS), which provides for food preparations or elsewhere specified or included.
Full text
NY B81831 February 26, 1997 CLA-2-21:RR:NC:2:228 B81831 CATEGORY: Classification TARIFF NO.: 2106.90.9998 Ms. Karen Bier Rocky Mountain Ginseng, Inc. 999 West Broadway Vancouver, B.C., Canada V5Z 1K5 RE: The tariff classification of a food supplement from Canada. Dear Ms. Bier: In your letters dated December 5, 1996, and January 20, 1997, you requested a tariff classification ruling. The sample submitted with your January letter, was examined and disposed of. The product is 100 percent powdered American Ginseng root (panax quinquefolium) put up in gelatin capsules containing 390 mg. The capsules are packed for retail sale in plastic containers, with a recommended dosage of one to three capsules daily. The applicable subheading for the nutritional supplement will be 2106.90.9998, Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTS), which provides for food preparations or elsewhere specified or included...other...other...other. The rate of duty will be 8.2 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, Gwenn Klein Kirschner Chief, Special Products Branch National Commodity Specialist Division
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