The tariff classification of a food ingredient from Thailand

N061200 May 29, 2009 CLA-2-38:OT:RR:NC:2:239 CATEGORY: Classification TARIFF NO.: 3824.90.3900 Mr. Gordon C. Anderson C.H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc. 14800 Charlson Road, Suite 400 Eden Prairie, MN 55347-5048 RE: The tariff classification of a food ingredient from Thailand Dear Mr. Anderson: In your letter dated May 11, 2009 you requested a tariff classification ruling on behalf of your client Omni-Chem. The product, identified as designation code MP-AMPRO N10, is described as a sodium tripolyphosphate blend consisting of 90 percent sodium tripolyphosphate and 10 percent sodium hexametaphosphate. The product is indicated for use in the food industry as an ingredient in meats. The sodium polyphosphate and sodium hexametaphosphate, both products of Thailand, are blended together in Thailand, and packaged for export to the United States in 25 kilogram polyethylene lined paper bags. The sodium tripolyphosphate blend is a mixture of two inorganic compounds. The applicable subheading for the sodium tripolyphosphate blend will be 3824.90.3900, Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS), which provides for Prepared binders for foundry molds or cores; chemical products and preparations of the chemical or allied industries (including those consisting of mixtures of natural products), not elsewhere specified or included: Other: Other: Mixtures of two or more inorganic compounds: Other. The rate of duty will be free. Duty rates are provided for your convenience and are subject to change. The text of the most recent HTSUS and the accompanying duty rates are provided on World Wide Web at http://www.usitc.gov/tata/hts/. This merchandise is subject to The Public Health Security and Bioterrorism Preparedness and Response Act of 2002 (The Bioterrorism Act), which is regulated by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Information on the Bioterrorism Act can be obtained by calling FDA at 301-575-0156, or at the Web site www.fda.gov/oc/bioterrorism/bioact.html. 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 Richard Dunkel at 646-733-3032. Sincerely, Robert B. Swierupski Director National Commodity Specialist Division