Modification of Headquarters Ruling Letter (HRL) 088799, dated November 20, 1991, Concerning Sweetened Cocoa Blended in CanadaDear Mr. Brennan: In the referenced letter you received a ruling on theclassification of sweetened cocoa blended in Canada. In thatruling the article was classified in subheading 1806.10.42, Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States Annotated(HTSUSA), based on the premise that the sugar, which is blendedin Canada with cocoa, originates in Finland or one of the European Economic Community (EEC) countries. This was ourunderstanding based on your client's letter of February 27, 1991. Subsequent to the above letter and after the classificationmatter had been pending for an extended period, your clientadvised us, during a telephonic conversation on November 4, 1991,that the sugar might alternatively originate in Australia or in a Latin American country. Unfortunately, due to an oversight, thispossibility was not considered in preparation of HRL 088799. Accor
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Modification of Headquarters Ruling Letter (HRL) 088799, dated November 20, 1991, Concerning Sweetened Cocoa Blended in CanadaDear Mr. Brennan: In the referenced letter you received a ruling on theclassification of sweetened cocoa blended in Canada. In thatruling the article was classified in subheading 1806.10.42, Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States Annotated(HTSUSA), based on the premise that the sugar, which is blendedin Canada with cocoa, originates in Finland or one of the European Economic Community (EEC) countries. This was ourunderstanding based on your client's letter of February 27, 1991. Subsequent to the above letter and after the classificationmatter had been pending for an extended period, your clientadvised us, during a telephonic conversation on November 4, 1991,that the sugar might alternatively originate in Australia or in a Latin American country. Unfortunately, due to an oversight, thispossibility was not considered in preparation of HRL 088799. Accor
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CBP Ruling 950773 (18061042): Modification of Headquarters Ruling Letter (HRL) 088799, dated November 20, 1991, Concerning Sweetened Cocoa Blended in CanadaDear Mr. Brennan: In the referenced letter you received a ruling on theclassification of sweetened cocoa blended in Canada. In thatruling the article was classified in subheading 1806.10.42, Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States Annotated(HTSUSA), based on the premise that the sugar, which is blendedin Canada with cocoa, originates in Finland or one of the European Economic Community (EEC) countries. This was ourunderstanding based on your client's letter of February 27, 1991. Subsequent to the above letter and after the classificationmatter had been pending for an extended period, your clientadvised us, during a telephonic conversation on November 4, 1991,that the sugar might alternatively originate in Australia or in a Latin American country. Unfortunately, due to an oversight, thispossibility was not considered in preparation of HRL 088799. Accor
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The tariff classification of "Green & Black’s" Organic Cocoa Powder and Organic Hot Chocolate Powder from Italy and England
The tariff classification of "Chocolate powder with sugar" (product number CHP-20BQ-760 from France.
The tariff classification of a sugar and cocoa powder blend from Ghana