Classification of frozen Australian "Boneless Cheekmeat" or offal of bovine animals

HQ 957160 November 4, 1994 CLA-2 CO:R:C:F 957160 GFC CATEGORY: Classification TARIFF NO.: 0602.29.0000 Mr. William C. Morrison Meat Importers Council of America, Inc. 1901 North Fort Myer Drive Arlington, Virginia 22209 RE: Classification of frozen Australian "Boneless Cheekmeat" or offal of bovine animals Dear Mr. Morrison: This is in response to your letter of October 12, 1994, requesting the tariff classification and quota of frozen "Boneless Cheekmeat" from Australia. FACTS: The commodity consists of frozen, boneless "cheekmeat" or edible offal from Australia. ISSUE: What is the tariff classification of such offal under the Harmonized Tariff Schedules of the United States (HTS)? LAW AND ANALYSIS: "Cheekmeat" or edible offal of bovine animals, frozen, is provided for under subheading 0206.29.0000 of the HTS and is free of duty. HOLDING: The frozen, boneless "cheekmeat" is classifiable under the provision for "[e]dible offal...[o]f bovine animals, frozen: [o]ther" in subheading 0206.29.0000 of the HTS and is free of duty. There is no quota on offal from Australia. Sincerely, John Durant, Director Commercial Rulings Division