The tariff classification of White Chocolate Couverture fromSwitzerland.

NY C88946 June 29, 1998 CLA-2-17:RR:NC:SP:232 C88946 CATEGORY: Classification TARIFF NO.: 1704.90.5400; 1704.90.5800 Mr. Claude Schellenberger Max Felchlin, Inc. Bahnhofstrasse 63 CH-6431 Schwyz, Switzerland RE: The tariff classification of White Chocolate Couverture from Switzerland. Dear Mr. Schellenberger: In your letter dated June 8, 1998, you requested a tariff classification ruling. You sent descriptive literature and samples of a white chocolate couverture. The product in question is said to be ready to use without further processing when imported. It will be used to coat confectioneries, to mold fancy items, and for ganaches and chocolate desserts. Product CS78E Mont Blanc Rondo, white couverture in coins, is shaped into round wafers and packed in 2 kilogram bags. One carton contains 3 bags of 2 kg each, 1 case of 12 kg contains 2 such cartons. The product is said to contain 51 percent sugar, 31 percent cocoa butter, 14 percent whole milk powder, 4 percent skimmed milk powder, and traces of lecithin and vanillin. The milk fat content is stated to be 3.5 percent. The applicable subheading for the Mont Blanc Rondo white chocolate couverture, if imported in quantities that fall within the limits described in additional U.S. note 10 to chapter 4, will be 1704.90.5400, Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTS), which provides for Sugar confectionery (including white chocolate), not containing cocoa: Other: Other: Other: Dairy products described in additional U.S. note 1 to chapter 4: Described in additional U.S. note 10 to chapter 4 and entered pursuant to its provisions. The rate of duty will be 12.2 percent ad valorem. If the quantitative limits of additional U.S. note 10 to chapter 4 have been reached, the product will be classified in subheading 1704.90.5800, HTS, and dutiable at the rate of 42.5 cents per kilo plus 11 percent ad valorem. In addition, products classified in subheading 1704.90.5800, HTS, will be subject to additional duties based on their value, as described in subheadings 9904.04.50 to 9904.04.89, HTS. This ruling is being issued under the provisions of Part 177 of the Customs Regulations (19 C.F.R. 177). A copy of this 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 John Maria at 212-466- 5730. Sincerely, Robert B. Swierupski Director, National Commodity Specialist Division