HQ 734479

Country of Origin Marking - Blended, Agglomerated Coffee; Subheading 2201.10.20, HTSUS; Subheading 9903.23.20, HTSUS; Substantial Transformation; Presidential Proclamation 5759.Dear Mr. Katzner:This is in response to your letters of December 3, 1991, and January 27, 1992, in which you request a ruling as to the country of origin and rate of duty applicable to certain instant coffees which are to be processed in several countries prior to importation into the United States.FACTS:From Europe you plan to import blended, agglomerated coffee (instant coffee). This product will have been prepared in Europe by blending and agglomerating coffees which were delivered to Europe in spray-dried condition from the countries in which they were grown, i.e., Central and South American countries.Spray drying is the process by which concentrated liquid coffee extract is rendered into solid particles of dried coffee having a water content of about five percent. Agglomeration of spray dried coffee is th

Marking · 1993-01-29 · Source: CBP CROSS