Provisional Translation
| OTO No. | 509 | Classification | MOF-92 |
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| Date of Acceptance | December 1, 1993 | Ministry/Agency Receiving Complaint | Economic Planning Agency |
| Responsible Ministries | Ministry of Finance | Related Laws | Customs Tariff Law |
| Complainant | Belgian Embassy (proxy complaint) Belgium-Luxembourg Chamber of Commerce in Japan (proxy complaint) |
Exporting Countries | Belgium |
| Subject | Clarification of tariff classification for natural spices produced in Belgium. | ||
| Details of Measures | Tariff classification is carried out according to the rules of the HS Treaty, an international treaty concerning standardized naming and classification of products, and the Explanatory Notes to the Treaty, to determine the applicable tariff number. According to the rules in the Explanatory Notes, the following are classified as No. 33.02 - "aromatic substance mixtures and mixtures containing one or more aromatic ingredients": (1) mixtures of essential oils (2) mixtures of resinoids (3) mixtures of artificial aromatics (4) products made of two or more aromatic substances (essential oils, resinoids or artificial aromatics) (5) other types of products (for example, oleoresins) which are mixtures of one or more of (1) to (4) above (which may or may not contain alcohol), and of which the latter is the main ingredient. Other products are classified mainly as Class 21 - "other prepared foodstuffs". The customs office analyzes the product actually imported and determines classification depending on whether the product meets the standards set out in the above-mentioned Explanatory Notes. The complainant was advised that information on classification examples will be made available in weekly customs reports and that efforts will be made to clarify classification standards. |
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| Classification of Processing | A | Directions | I-b |
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