The tariff classification of a Milk Chocolate Coating from Canada
Issued November 5, 2002 by U.S. Customs and Border Protection.
Tariff classification
HTS codes: 1806.20.8300, 1806.20.8100
Headings: 1806
Product description
You supplied descriptive literature with your request. The subject merchandise is product #0930410-441, described as milk chocolate. It will be imported in 10-pound slabs. The product is intended for use as a coating for confectionery and/or pastry. It is said to contain 52.15 percent sugar, 19.82 percent cocoa butter, 11.76 percent whole milk powder, 8 percent cocoa liquor, 2.92 percent lactose, 2.58 percent anhydrous milk fat, 2.25 percent cocoa powder, and traces of lecithin, flavor, and vanillin. The total milk fat is said to be 8.86.percent. The total weight of milk solids is stated to be 17.27 percent.
CBP rationale
The applicable subheading for product #0930410-441, milk chocolate coating, if imported in quantities that fall within the limits described in additional U.S. note 10 to chapter 4, will be 1806.20.8100, Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States, Annotated, (HTSUSA), which provides for Chocolate and other food preparations containing cocoa: Other preparations in blocks or slabs weighing more than 2 kg or in liquid, paste, powder, granular or other bulk form in containers or immediate packings, of a content exceeding 2 kg: Other: Other: Other: Dairy products described in additional U.
Full text
NY I87453 November 5, 2002 CLA-2-18:RR:NC:SP:232 I87453 CATEGORY: Classification TARIFF NO.: 1806.20.8100; 1806.20.8300 Mr. Bob Forbes ROE Logistics 474 McGill Street – Suite 300 Montreal, Quebec Canada H2Y 2H2 RE: The tariff classification of a Milk Chocolate Coating from Canada Dear Mr. Forbes: In your letter dated October 11, 2002, on behalf of Barry Callebaut Canada, of Hyacinthe, Quebec, you requested a tariff classification ruling. You supplied descriptive literature with your request. The subject merchandise is product #0930410-441, described as milk chocolate. It will be imported in 10-pound slabs. The product is intended for use as a coating for confectionery and/or pastry. It is said to contain 52.15 percent sugar, 19.82 percent cocoa butter, 11.76 percent whole milk powder, 8 percent cocoa liquor, 2.92 percent lactose, 2.58 percent anhydrous milk fat, 2.25 percent cocoa powder, and traces of lecithin, flavor, and vanillin. The total milk fat is said to be 8.86.percent. The total weight of milk solids is stated to be 17.27 percent. The applicable subheading for product #0930410-441, milk chocolate coating, if imported in quantities that fall within the limits described in additional U.S. note 10 to chapter 4, will be 1806.20.8100, Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States, Annotated, (HTSUSA), which provides for Chocolate and other food preparations containing cocoa: Other preparations in blocks or slabs weighing more than 2 kg or in liquid, paste, powder, granular or other bulk form in containers or immediate packings, of a content exceeding 2 kg: 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 general rate of duty will be 10 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 1806.20.8300, HTS, and dutiable at the rate of 52.8 cents per kilogram plus 8.5 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 John Maria at (646) 733-3031. Sincerely, Robert B. Swierupski Director, National Commodity Specialist Division
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