The tariff classification of Plant Based Green Salt from India

N338304 March 1, 2024 CLA-2-12:OT:RR:NC:N5:232 CATEGORY: Classification TARIFF NO.: 1212.99.9200 Mr. Karunendra Tiwari Flat No 502, Taragreens Apartment, Solapur Highway Pune 412201 Maharashtra India RE:      The tariff classification of Plant Based Green Salt from India Dear Mr. Tiwari: In your letter dated January 25, 2024, you requested a tariff classification ruling. The subject merchandise is Salicornia Green Salt.  You stated that the product is derived from the processing of the Salicornia plant, a succulent, halophytic flowering shrub of the family Amaranthaceae.  The finished salt is intended to serve as alternative to the common table salt. The applicable subheading for the Vegetable Green Salt will be 1212.99.9200, Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS), which provides for: “Locust beans, seaweeds and other algae, sugar beet and sugar cane, fresh, chilled, frozen or dried, whether or not ground; fruit stones and kernels and other vegetable products (including unroasted chicory roots of the variety Cichorium intybus sativum) of a kind used primarily for human consumption, not elsewhere specified or included: Other: Other: Other.”  The general rate of duty will be free. 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 https://hts.usitc.gov/current. The holding set forth above applies only to the specific factual situation and merchandise description as identified in the ruling request.  This position is clearly set forth in Title 19, Code of Federal Regulations (CFR), Section 177.9(b)(1).  This section states that a ruling letter is issued on the assumption that all of the information furnished in the ruling letter, whether directly, by reference, or by implication, is accurate and complete in every material respect.  In the event that the facts are modified in any way, or if the goods do not conform to these facts at time of importation, you should bring this to the attention of CBP and submit a request for a new ruling in accordance with 19 CFR 177.2.  Additionally, we note that the material facts described in the foregoing ruling may be subject to periodic verification by CBP. 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 www.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). This ruling is being issued under the provisions of Part 177 of the Customs and Border Protection 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, please contact National Import Specialist Frank Troise at [email protected]. Sincerely, Steven A. Mack Director National Commodity Specialist Division