The tariff classification of Chocolate Coating from Canada

NY I85295 August 29, 2002 CLA-2-18:RR:NC:SP:232 I85295 CATEGORY: Classification TARIFF NO.: 1806.20.9900 Mr. Bob Forbes ROE Logistics 474 McGill Street – Suite 300 Montreal, Quebec Canada H2Y 2H2 RE: The tariff classification of Chocolate Coating from Canada Dear Mr. Forbes: In your letter dated August 6, 2002, on behalf of Barry Callebaut Canada, of Hyacinthe, Quebec, you requested a tariff classification ruling. You submitted descriptive literature with your request. The subject merchandise is described as product #0958150-067; a semi-sweet chocolate coating that will be imported in pieces or chunks and packed in 50-pound bags. It is assumed for the purposes of this ruling that the product will be used only as a coating for confectionery and/or pastry. It is said to consist of 40.81 percent sugar, 39.54 percent cocoa liquor, 12.6 percent cocoa butter, 6.06 percent cocoa powder, and traces of lecithin and sodium bicarbonate. The applicable subheading for product #0958150-067, semi-sweet chocolate coating, will be 1806.20.9900, Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States, Annotated, (HTSUSA), which provides for Chocolate and other food preparations containing cocoa: Other preparations in blocks, slabs or bars, weighing more than 2 kg or in liquid, paste, powder, granular or other bulk form in containers or immediate packings, of a content exceeding 2 kg: Other: Other: Other: Other. The general rate of duty will be 8.5 percent ad valorem.  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 John Maria at (646) 733-3031. Sincerely, Robert B. Swierupski Director, National Commodity Specialist Division