U.S. Customs and Border Protection · CROSS Database · 1 HTS code referenced
Primary HTS Code
2309.90.1050
$81.9M monthly imports
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Ruling Age
32 years
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The tariff classification of treats for horses from Germany.
NY 885866 May 25, 1993 CLA-2-23:S:N:N7:231 885866 CATEGORY: Classification TARIFF NO.: 2309.90.1050 Ms. Maria Cutrone Fritz Companies, Inc. P.O. Box 125 150-20 132nd Avenue Jamaica, New York 11434 RE: The tariff classification of treats for horses from Germany. Dear Ms. Cutrone: In your letter dated May 6, 1993, on behalf of Kal Kan Foods, Inc., Division of Mars Inc., Vernon, CA, you requested a tariff classification ruling. The product, "Winergy", is described as a treat for horses. It's ingredients include dehusked oats, glucose syrup, wheat bran, linseed, carrots, molasses, corn, wheat flour, a mixture of vitamins and minerals, soya flour, beet pulp, glucose, sucrose, dried tomatoes and dried nettles. The applicable subheading for the horse treats will be 2309.90.1050, Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTS), which provides for preparations of a kind used in animal feeding: mixed feeds or mixed feed ingredients. The rate of duty will be free. Additional requirements may be imposed on this product by the Food and Drug Administration. You may contact the FDA at: Food And Drug Administration Division of Regulatory Guidance 200 C Street, S.W. Washington, D.C. 20204 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