The tariff classification of cat treats from the Netherlands.

NY 805955 February 9, 1995 CLA-2-23:S:N:N7:231 805955 CATEGORY: Classification TARIFF NO.: 2309.90.1050; 2309.90.9500 Ms. Maureen Pearson Katten, Muchin, and Zavis 525 West Monroe Street, Suite 1600 Chicago, IL 60661-3693 RE: The tariff classification of cat treats from the Netherlands. Dear Ms. Pearson: In your letter, dated January 4, 1995, you have requested a tariff classification ruling on behalf of your client, Salubrious, Inc., Kiel, WI. The products are vitamin cat treats that are made in various shapes (i.e: fish, mice, hearts, clover, and round shapes). Salubrious, Inc. purchases the products in bulk from Beaphar, Netherlands, and repackages the treats for retail sale in the United States. At the time of importation, the product is packaged in a single, large plastic bag that has been placed in a plain, cardboard carton. Each carton contains 12,500 individual tablets or treats, and bears minimal information that is necessary for shipment to Salubrious. The information listed on the carton is limited to the product batch number, item identification (i.e: mouse, heart, fish), number of tablets contained in each carton (i.e: 12,500), expiration date, and country of origin. The words "Not for Retail Sale" are stamped on the carton. After importation, Salubrious repacks the treats in smaller retail containers that bear information that is of interest to retail consumers, such as ingredient composition and feeding instructions. The applicable subheading for the cat treats, if they are admixtures of grains (or products, including by-products, obtained in the milling of grains) with molasses, oil cake, oil cake meal or feedstuffs, and which consist of not less than 6 percent by weight of grain or grain products), will be 2309.90.1050, Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTS), which provides for preparations of a kind used in animal feeding, other, mixed feeds or mixed feed ingredients, other. The rate of duty will be free. The applicable subheading for the cat treats, if they are admixtures of grains (or products, including by-products, obtained in the milling of grains) with molasses, oil cake, oil cake meal or feedstuffs, and which consist of less than 6 percent by weight of grain or grain products), will be 2309.90.9500, HTS, which provides for preparations of a kind used in animal feeding, other, other, other, other, other. The rate of duty will be 2.7 percent ad valorem. This ruling is being issued under the provisions of Section 177 of the Customs Regulations (19 C.F.R. 177. A copy of this ruling letter should be attached to the entry documents filed at the time this merchandise is imported. If the documents have been filed without a copy, this ruling should be brought to the attention of the Customs officer handling the transaction. Sincerely, Jean F. Maguire Area Director New York Seaport