NY 850978
Apr 20 1990
CLA-2-84:S:N:N1:110 850978
Mr. Larry N. McGill
UPS Customhouse Brokerage, Inc.
1930 Bishop Lane, Suite 200
Louisville, KY 40218
RE: The tariff classification of a Delivery Information Access
Device (DIAD) from Japan
Dear Mr. McGill:
In your letter dated March 28, 1990, on behalf of Inforite
Corp., you requested a tariff classification ruling.
The merchandise under consideration is an electronic data
collection device that is used by delivery people for recording,
retrieving, and downloading information that is gathered on a
delivery route and then downloaded into a computer at the home
location. The unit consists of a device that includes a
keyboard, LCD display, a V-50 CPU, 256 KB of RAM memory, bar-code
scanner, and rechargeable nickel cadmium battery.
After delivering a package, the driver will input the
information on the package into the unit by either using the
scanner or keyboard. The consigneee will sign his/her name onto
a pressure sensitive pad located in the middle of the device.
The signature will then be digitized and stored in the devices
memory. At the end of the driver's day, the device will be
connected to a personal computer with an optical interface, and
the information transferred to the computer.
This device does not meet the definition of a digital
processing machine as defined in Legal Note 5 (a) to Chapter 84
of HTS, since it is not a reprogrammable device, and cannot
perform any real-time multiple task processing operations. Since
this device appears to be basically an information input and
output unit, and is designed to function with an automatic data
processing system, we would consider it to fall under the
definition of a "unit" for automatic data processing machines.
The applicable subheading for
the Delivery Information Access Device will be 8471.92.1090,
Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTS), which
provides for combined input/output units, whether or not entered
with the rest of a system and whether or not containing storage
units in the same housing. The rate of duty will be 3.7 percent
ad valorem.
This ruling is being issued under the provisions of Section
177 of the Customs Regulations (19 C.F.R. 177).
A copy of this ruling letter should be attached to the entry
documents filed at the time this merchandise is imported. If the
documents have been filed without a copy, this ruling should be
brought to the attention of the Customs officer handling the
transaction.
Sincerely,
Jean F. Maguire
Area Director
New York Seaport