CAMPDEN BRI CODE; CE/148123/002 (234762) WASABI NORI SEAWEED SHEETS. A 250G RESEALABLE PACK OF WASABI SUSHI NORI SEAWEED. THESE ARE THIN BRITTLE, DARK GREEN COLOURED SHEETS WITH A METTALIC SHEEN WHICH HAD AN ODOUR CONSISTENT WITH SEAWEED. WHEN VIEWED UNDER THE COMPOUND MICROSCOPY FEATURES CONSISTENT WITH NORI WERE SEEN. WHEN PLACED IN 150 ML OF WATER FOR 15 MINUTES THE SEAWEED DID NOT APPEAR TO HAVE EXPANDED SIGNIFICANTLY. THE PRODUCT DID NOT EXPAND IN WATER. ANALYSIS FOUND THE SHEETS ARE REFORMED AND HIGHLY PROCESSED. ANALYSIS FOUND <0.2% SUCROSE, 0.2% SALT, 4.7% FAT, 2.6% MOISTURE AND 50.6% PROTEIN. THE SEAWEED IS USED IN THE MANUFACTURE OF SUSHI PRODUCTS AND ONIGIRI (RICE BALLS). THE PRODUCT WAS DESCRIBED AT IMPORT AS ROASTED SEAWEED AND THE PRODUCT SPECIFICATION PRESENTED AT THE TIME ALSO SAYS ROASTED SEAWEED.

CLASSIFICATION HAS BEEN DETERMINED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE FOLLOWING:- GENERAL INTERPRETATIVE RULES (GIR)'S GIR 1 HAS BEEN USED TO CLASSIFY THIS PRODUCT BY THE TERMS OF HEADING 2008 FRUIT, NUTS AND OTHER EDIBLE PARTS OF PLANTS, OTHERWISE PREPARED OR PRESERVED. WHETHER OR NOT CONTAINING ADDED SUGAR OR OTHER SWEETENING MATTER OR SPIRIT. GIR 5B HAS BEEN USED TO IDENTIFY THE TYPE OF PACKAGING, GIR 6 HAS BEEN USED TO CLASSIFY THE GOODS TO SUBHEADING LEVEL 200899 OTHER THAN MIXTURES. CN CODE 20089999 NOT CONTAINING ADDED SUGAR. TARIC CODE 2008999990 OTHER THAN ELSEWHERE SPECIFIED IN THIS HEADING. ALSO CLASSIFIED IN ACCORDANCE WITH: CHAPTER 20 ADDITIONAL NOTE 3 HSEN GENERAL NOTE (6) TO CHAPTER 20 AND HSEN TO 2008.