CAAR Classifies Choline Chloride Feed Grade as Animal Feed Preparation

In re Highwi Enterprise Private Limited (CAAR Mumbai) Customs Authority for Advance Rulings (CAAR) in Mumbai has ruled that ‘Choline Chloride 60% Corn Cob (Feed Grade)’, a product imported by Highwi Enterprise Private Limited, must be classified as a preparation for animal feeding under Customs Tariff Heading (CTH) 2309, and not as a pure chemical under Chapter 29. The ruling addresses the critical distinction between a chemically defined compound and a preparation made for a specific use. The authority concluded that the deliberate addition of corn cob powder as a carrier renders the prod...