The tariff classification of Chocolate Coating from Canada

NY I85849 October 1, 2002 CLA-2-18:RR:NC:SP:232 I85849 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 29, 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 0709970-053, described as “ultimate ss chocolate wafers”. The product will be imported in 50-pound cases. It is assumed for the purposes of this ruling that the product will be melted and used as a coating for confectionery and/or pastry. It is said to contain 52.02 percent sugar, 35.95 percent cocoa liquor, 10.69 percent cocoa butter, and traces of cocoa powder, lecithin, salt, and vanilla. The applicable subheading for product 0709970-053, “ultimate ss chocolate wafers” 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