The tariff classification of a Milk Chocolate from Canada
Issued July 9, 2004 by U.S. Customs and Border Protection.
Tariff classification
HTS codes: 1806.20.9500, 1806.20.9800
Headings: 1806
Product description
You supplied descriptive literature with your request. The subject merchandise is Product VH-HC-MILK-Z05, described as a chocolate flavored concentrate. It will be imported in tetra-brik powder form, packed in hermetically sealed plastic bags, and shipped in bulk. It is used in machines that mix it with water to produce hot chocolate type drinks. The product will be sold to coffee shops, cafés, and confectionery shops. It is said to contain 40 percent sugar, 28 percent water, 12 percent cocoa powder, 8 percent whole milk powder, 5 percent vegetable fat, 5 percent whey powder, and traces of salt and flavors. The total milk fat is said to be 1.92 percent, and the total milk solids are said to be 13 percent. Non fat cocoa solids are stated as 9.6 percent.
CBP rationale
The applicable subheading for Product VH-HC-MILK-Z05, if imported in quantities that fall within the limits described in additional U.S. note 8 to chapter 17, will be 1806.20.9500 Harmonized Tariff Schedules of the United States, Annotated (HTSUSA), which provides for Chocolate and other food preparations containing cocoa: Other preparations in blocks, slabs or bars, 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: Articles containing over 10 percent by dry weight of sugar described in additional U.
Full text
NY K87298 July 9, 2004 CLA-2-18:RR:NC:SP:232 K87298 CATEGORY: Classification TARIFF NO.: 1806.20.9500; 1806.20.9800 Mr. Bob Forbes ROE Logistics 660 Bridge Street Montreal, Quebec Canada H3K-3K9 RE: The tariff classification of a Milk Chocolate from Canada In your letter dated June 18, 2004, 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 VH-HC-MILK-Z05, described as a chocolate flavored concentrate. It will be imported in tetra-brik powder form, packed in hermetically sealed plastic bags, and shipped in bulk. It is used in machines that mix it with water to produce hot chocolate type drinks. The product will be sold to coffee shops, cafés, and confectionery shops. It is said to contain 40 percent sugar, 28 percent water, 12 percent cocoa powder, 8 percent whole milk powder, 5 percent vegetable fat, 5 percent whey powder, and traces of salt and flavors. The total milk fat is said to be 1.92 percent, and the total milk solids are said to be 13 percent. Non fat cocoa solids are stated as 9.6 percent. The applicable subheading for Product VH-HC-MILK-Z05, if imported in quantities that fall within the limits described in additional U.S. note 8 to chapter 17, will be 1806.20.9500 Harmonized Tariff Schedules of the United States, Annotated (HTSUSA), which provides for Chocolate and other food preparations containing cocoa: Other preparations in blocks, slabs or bars, 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: Articles containing over 10 percent by dry weight of sugar described in additional U.S. note 3 to chapter 17: Described in additional U.S. note 8 to chapter 17 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 8 to chapter 17 have been reached, the product will be classified in subheading 1806.20.9800, HTS, and dutiable at the rate of 37.2 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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