CLA-2-99:S:N:N3G:344 862916
Mrs. Sandra Brown
Fritz Companies, Inc.
P.O. Box 18923
7209 Cessna Drive
Greensboro, NC 27419
RE: The tariff classification of a count-down timer made in
China.
Dear Mrs. Brown:
This classification decision under the Harmonized Tariff Schedule
of the United States (HTS) is being issued in accordance with the
provisions of Section 177 of the Customs Regulations (19 C.F.R. 177).
DATE OF INQUIRY : April 23, 1991
ON BEHALF OF : MarketUSA, Summerfield, North
Carolina.
DESCRIPTION OF
MERCHANDISE : Battery-operated 16 hour count-down
kitchen timer with a solid-state electronic
clock movement having a digital Liquid Crystal
Display (LCD). The timer can be used on a
table top or counter top and a magnet built-in
at the rear of its plastic case permits
stick-on attachment to a metal surface such as
a refrigerator door.
HTS PROVISION : Apparatus for measuring, recording or
otherwise indicating intervals of time, with
clock or watch movements, battery or AC
powered and with optoelectronic display only
(provided for in subheading 9106.90.80).
HTS SUBHEADING : 9902.91.06
RATE OF DUTY : 3.9% on the apparatus + 5.3% on the battery.
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