The tariff classification of cloves and mulling spices from Ireland
Issued February 17, 2005 by U.S. Customs and Border Protection.
Tariff classification
HTS codes: 0907.00.0000, 2106.90.9998
Product description
Descriptive literature accompanied your letter. Organic Whole Cloves consists of whole cloves put up for retail sale in a glass jar containing 55 grams, net weight. Organic Mulled Wine Sachets are muslin cloth sachets filled with dried cinnamon, ginger, mace, bay leaf, hibiscus, rosehips, cloves, juniper berries, and cardamom pods. The sachets are wrapped in plastic and packed for retail sale in a cardboard box containing two sachets.
CBP rationale
The applicable subheading for the Organic Whole Cloves will be 0907.00.0000, Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTS), which provides for cloves (whole fruit, cloves and stems). The applicable subheading for the Organic Mulled Wine Sachets will be 2106.90.9998, HTS, which provides for food preparations not elsewhere specified or included…other…other…other.
Full text
NY R01442 February 17, 2005 CLA-2-9:RR:NC:2:228 R01442 CATEGORY: Classification TARIFF NO.: 0907.00.0000; 2106.90.9998 Ms. Emma Hipwell O’Carroll’s Irish Epicurean Trading Ltd. Blainroe Upper Wicklow, Co. Wicklow Ireland RE: The tariff classification of cloves and mulling spices from Ireland Dear Ms. Hipwell: In your letter dated February 9, 2005, on behalf of The Organic Herb Company, you requested a tariff classification ruling. Descriptive literature accompanied your letter. Organic Whole Cloves consists of whole cloves put up for retail sale in a glass jar containing 55 grams, net weight. Organic Mulled Wine Sachets are muslin cloth sachets filled with dried cinnamon, ginger, mace, bay leaf, hibiscus, rosehips, cloves, juniper berries, and cardamom pods. The sachets are wrapped in plastic and packed for retail sale in a cardboard box containing two sachets. The applicable subheading for the Organic Whole Cloves will be 0907.00.0000, Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTS), which provides for cloves (whole fruit, cloves and stems). The rate of duty will be free. The applicable subheading for the Organic Mulled Wine Sachets will be 2106.90.9998, HTS, which provides for food preparations not elsewhere specified or included…other…other…other. The rate of duty will be 6.4 percent ad valorem. 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). 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 646-733-3029. Sincerely, Robert B. Swierupski Director, National Commodity Specialist Division
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