The tariff classification of SternCream from Sri Lanka

N256534 September 16, 2014 CLA-2-21:OT:RR:NC:N2:228 CATEGORY: Classification TARIFF NO.: 2106.90.9998 Ms. Sandi Siegel M. E. Dey & Co., Inc. 700 W. Virginia Street – Suite 300 Milwaukee, WI 53204 RE: The tariff classification of SternCream from Sri Lanka Dear Ms. Siegel: In your letters dated April 19, July 3 and August 19, 2014, you requested a tariff classification ruling on behalf of Berg & Schmidt America, LLC. An ingredients breakdown and production flow chart accompanied your August letter. The sample received with your July letter was examined and disposed of. The product SternCream is a white powder said to contain 78-90 percent coconut milk solids, 8-13 percent maltodextrin, 4-5.5 percent sodium caseinate and 1.5 percent water. The production flow chart indicates that maltodextrin and sodium caseinate are added into the coconut milk then pasteurized, homogenized and sprayed dried into coconut milk powder. The product is then packaged, imported and sold in 15kg cardboxes, net weight. SternCream will be used in many food applications, such as, beverages, sauces, dressings, and ice cream. The applicable subheading for the product will be 2106.90.9998, Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States, HTSUS, which food preparations not elsewhere specified or included . . . other . . . other . . . other. The rate of duty will be 6.4 percent, ad valorem.Duty rates are provided for your convenience and are subject to change. The text of the most recent HTSUS and the accompanying duty rates are provided on the World Wide Web at http://www.usitc.gov/tata/hts/.Articles classifiable under subheading 2106.90.9998, HTSUS, which are products of Sri Lanka may be entitled to duty free treatment under the Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) upon compliance with all applicable regulations. The GSP is subject to modification and periodic suspension, which may affect the status of your transaction at the time of entry for consumption or withdrawal from warehouse. To obtain current information on GSP, check our Web site at www.cbp.gov and search for the term “GSP”. This merchandise is subject to The Public Health Security and Bioterrorism Preparedness and Response Act of 2002 (The Bioterrorism Act), which is regulated by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Information on the Bioterrorism Act can be obtained by calling FDA at 301-575-0156, or at the Web site ww.fda.gov/oc/bioterrorism/bioact.html. 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 Bruce Hadley at [email protected]. Sincerely, Gwenn Klein Kirschner Director National Commodity Specialist Division