HQ 952977: Your Request on Behalf of Weider Food Companies For a Classification Ruling For Certain Chocolate Drinks

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                           HQ 952977 

                          March 4, 1993


CLA-2-CO:R:C:F 952977 K

CATEGORY: Classification

TARIFF No.: 2202.90.1000

Mr. Dave Walser
Arthur J. Humphreys Division
Border Brokerage Co., Inc.
P.O. Box 249
Sumas, Washington, 98295

RE: Your Request on Behalf of Weider Food Companies For a
    Classification Ruling For Certain Chocolate Drinks

Dear Sir:

     In accordance with the attachment to your letter of February
19, 1993, your prior request for confidential treatment in this
matter has been modified so that we can proceed to issue a ruling
concerning the classification of the drinks described in your
request for a ruling dated October 21, 1993.  Samples were
submitted.  Our ruling follows.

FACTS:

     Briefly, the following describes the three types of drinks
involved in this ruling.

     1. Schiff Liquid Dutch Chocolate Shake.

        This drink consists of water, fructose, cocoa power, and
other ingredients including 6.10 percent of nonfat milk solids.
  
     2. DYN Body Shaper Liquid Dutch Chocolate shake.

        This drink contains water, fructose, cocoa power, and other
ingredients including 5.63 percent nonfat dry milk.

     3. Tiger's Milk Drink Liquid Dutch Chocolate Shake.

        This drink contains water, fructose, cocoa power, and other
ingredients including 5.80 percent nonfat dry milk solids.

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     All of the ingredients are said to be products of the United
States that are sent to Canada and there blended with water to make
the imported drinks.  Each drink will be imported in consumer type
cans.

ISSUE:
     
     The issue is whether the drinks are classifiable under
subheading 2202.90.1000, Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United
States (HTSUS), as other chocolate milk-based drinks.

LAW AND ANALYSIS:

     Subheading 2202.90.1000, HTSUS, provides for other chocolate
milk-based drinks, and it is our opinion that the drinks as
described are classifiable under this subheading.

HOLDING:

     Chocolate milk-based drinks are classifiable under subheading
2202.90.1000, HTSUS, with duty at 20 percent ad valorem and the
rate of duty is 10 percent ad valorem for chocolate milk-based
drinks that qualify as products of Canada.  There is no applicable
quota for chocolate milk-based drinks classifiable under subheading
2202.90.1000, HTSUS.

                         Sincerely,




                         John Durant, Director
                         Commercial Rulings Division