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NY C87341




May 8, 1998

CLA-2-16:RR:NC:2:231 C87341

CATEGORY: CLASSIFICATION

TARIFF NO.: 1604.20.0590; 1604.20.6090

Mr. G. F. Joyce
Seafresh Foods Limited
Unit 1
Parmiter Industrial Centre
Parmiter Street
London E2 9HZ
England

RE: The tariff classification of smoked salmon canapes and prawn boules from the United Kingdom.

Dear Mr. Joyce:

In your letter, dated April 30, 1998, you have requested a tariff classification ruling.

The merchandise is described thus:

1. "Smoked Salmon Canapes" is a tray of ten smoked salmon canapes. The packaging is a black, ten section insert in a clear tray. The net weight is 115 grams. Each tray contains the following seafood products:
a. two smoked salmon terrine squares - layers of smoked salmon and poached salmon mousse. The ingredients are salmon (containing salmon and salt), cream cheese (including potassium sorbate as preservative, and locust bean gum as a stabilizer), mayonnaise (vegetable oil, egg yolk, salt, mustard, guar gum and xanthan gum as stabilizers, water, vinegar, citric acid, potassium sorbate, modified starch, glucose, and syrup), butter (butter and salt), water, gelatin, salt, coloring, lemon essence (water, lemon juice, and citric acid), preservative, mixed herbs, and garlic.
b. two cigarillos - smoked salmon and smoked trout pate wrapped in smoked salmon. The ingredients are salmon (salmon and salt), cheese (potassium sorbate and locust bean gum), trout, and butter (butter and salt).
c. two crescents - crescent shaped pieces of smoked salmon with a mustard filling. The ingredients are smoked salmon (salmon and salt), cream cheese (potassium sorbate and locust bean gum), mayonnaise (vegetable oil, egg yolk, mustard, guar gum and xanthan gum, water, vinegar, citric acid, potassium sorbate, modified starch, glucose, and syrup), butter (butter and salt), water, Dijon (vinegar spirit, mustard seed, salt, pimento, and turmeric), and gelatin (pork).
d. two triangles - triangle shaped pieces of smoked salmon with a chive filling. The ingredients are smoked salmon (salmon and salt), cream cheese (potassium sorbate and locust bean gum), mayonnaise (vegetable oil, egg yolk, salt, mustard, guar gum and xanthan gum, water, vinegar, citric acid, potassium sorbate, modified starch, glucose, and syrup), water, butter (butter and salt), chive, and gelatin.
e. two pinwheels - a roll of smoked salmon filled with a cheese filling. The ingredients are smoked salmon (salmon and salt), cream cheese (preservative, potassium sorbate, stabilizer and locust bean gum), mayonnaise (vegetable oil, egg yoke, salt, mustard, stabilizers, guar gum, xanthan gum, water, vinegar, citric acid, preservative, potassium sorbate, modified starch, glucose, and syrup), water, butter (butter and salt), and gelatin.

2. "Smoked Salmon Boules" is a tray of nine spheres of smoked salmon with a prawn mousse filling. The packaging is a black, nine section insert in a clear tray. The ingredients are smoked salmon (salmon and salt), cream cheese (potassium sorbate and locust bean gum), prawn (citric acid and sodium benzoate), mayonnaise (vegetable oil, egg yolk, salt, mustard, guar gum and xanthan gum, water, vinegar, citric acid, potassium sorbate, modified starch, glucose, and syrup), water, butter (butter and salt), ketchup, gelatin, salt, lemon essence (water, lemon juice, citric acid, and preservative), mixed herbs, and garlic.

The applicable subheading for "Smoked Salmon Canapes" (item 1 above) will be 1604.20.6090, Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTS), which provides for prepared or preserved fish; caviar and caviar substitutes prepared from fish eggs, other prepared or preserved fish, other, other, other. The rate of duty will be 1.2 percent ad valorem.

The applicable subheading for "Smoked Salmon Boules" (item 2) will be 1604.20.0590, HTS, which provides for prepared or preserved fish; caviar and caviar substitutes prepared from fish eggs, other prepared or preserved fish, products containing meat of crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates; prepared meals, other. The rate of duty will be 10 percent ad valorem.

This ruling is being issued under the provisions of Part 177 of the Customs Regulations (19 CFR 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 Ralph Conte at (212) 466-5759.

Sincerely,

Robert B. Swierupski
Director

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