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HQ 083903


July 6,1989

CLA:2 CO:R:C:G H 083903

CATEGORY: CLASSIFICATION

TARIFF N0.: 2005.70.50

Mr. H. Jud Carter
California Olive Assoc.
112 "I" St, Suite 100
Sacramento, Cal 95814

RE: Classification of California style olives

Dear Mr. Carter:

Your letter of March 8, 1989, requests clarification of Headquarters ruling letter (HQRL 082243, dated January 18,1989) on the classification, under the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS), of California style canned ripe olives

FACTS:

California style canned ripe olives are described as being black in color and in a saline solution.

ISSUE:

Classification of california style canned ripe olives under the HTSUS.

LAW AND ANALYSIS:

The additional U.S. Legal Note 1 to Section IV of the HTSUS states that the term "canned" as used in the section means preserved in airtight containers by heat processing to destroy or inactivate micro-organisms and enzymes that otherwise could cause spoilage.

Subheadings 2005.70.50 and 2005.70.60, HTSUS, provide for olives, in a saline solution, not green in color, canned.

HOLDING:

Olives HTSUS Rates of Duty

Whole, unpitted 2005.70.5000 11.6 cents per kg. on drained weight

Pitted,sliced 2005.70.6050 11.9 cents per kg. on drained weight

Wedged,chopped 2005.70.6070 11.9 cents per kg on drained weight

HQRL 082243 modified accordingly.

Sincerely,

John Durant, Director

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