The tariff classification of dried pineapple rings from Thailand

NY G84396 March 7, 2001 CLA-2-20:RR:NC:2:228 G84396 CATEGORY: Classification TARIFF NO.: 2008.20.0010 Mr. M. Kenneth Behr Ferrara International Logistics, Inc. 460 Hillside Avenue Hillside, NJ 07205 RE: The tariff classification of dried pineapple rings from Thailand Dear Mr. Behr: In your letter dated November 15, 2000, on behalf of Red River Foods, Inc., Richmond, VA, you requested a tariff classification ruling. Samples, submitted with your letter, were forwarded to the U.S. Customs laboratory for analysis. The product consists of sliced pineapple “rings,” prepared by the addition of sulfur dioxide, washing, blanching in water, immersion in sugar syrup, during which citric acid is added, drying, adding powdered sugar to the fruit’s surface, and drying a second time. The finished product is packaged in plastic bags and placed in shipping cartons. Laboratory analysis of the samples found the fruit contains 8.2 percent moisture and a total sugar content (sucrose, glucose, and fructose) of 48.8 percent. The applicable subheading for this merchandise will be 2008.20.0010, Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTS), which provides for fruit…otherwise prepared or preserved, whether or not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter…not elsewhere specified or included…pineapples…containing cane and/or beet sugar. The rate of duty will be .35 cents per kilogram. You have asked whether this product is subject to antidumping duties or countervailing duties. A list of AD/CVD proceedings at the Department of Commerce (DOC) and their product coverage can be obtained from the DOC website at: http://ia.ita.doc.gov, or you may write to them at the U.S. Department of Commerce, International Trade Administration, Office of Antidumping Compliance, 14th Street and Constitution Avenue, N.W. Washington, DC 20230. Written decisions regarding the scope of AD/CVD orders are issued by the Import Administration in the Department of Commerce and are separate from tariff classification and origin rulings issued by Customs. 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 212-637-7065. Sincerely, Robert B. Swierupski Director, National Commodity Specialist Division