NY 864960
JUL 29 1991
CLA-2-90:S:N:N1:104 864960
Mr. Karl Thompson
Communications Manufacturing Company
2234 Colby Avenue
Los Angeles, CA 90064
RE: The tariff classification of telephone line test equipment
from Canada.
Dear Mr. Thompson:
In your letter dated May 22, 1991 you requested a tariff
classification ruling.
The CMC 5204 Line Chek IV is a pocket-size test set designed
to test single pair subscriber lines and PBX trunk lines from the
MDF protector in a central office. It is designed to be used with
a CMC 7900B Butt-In II hand test set or any other standard hand
test set. The unit features a built-in speaker and polarity LED
indicators. It sends a trace tone to line and drop for circuit
location and verification, verifies continuity on line and drop,
tests ground or loop start lines and provides 1500 ohm loop
resistance for testing marginal lines.
The CMC 5334-A Polar Probe is a test pick used for
determining the presence of various voltages when testing
equipment for trouble conditions. It detects battery, ground,
ringing generator or ac voltages and may be used on dry reed
relays and all types of solid-state circuitry. The presence of
battery or ground is indicated by two LED's labeled BATT and GND
respectively. The presence of ringing generator or alternating
current is indicated by a neon lamp labeled HI LEVEL, which
illuminates in addition to the LED's.
The CMC 5687 Polarity Tester simultaneously checks the
continuity and polarity of an outgoing selector level trunk that
is arranged to return battery and ground when seized. When used
with a hand test telephone set, it tests for opens, reversals,
foreign batteries or ground and double trunking. The tester has
two lamps, red and white to indicate trouble conditions. A dim
white lamp indicates continuity and proper polarity. The red lamp
indicates reversed trunk. Increased brilliance of either red or
white lamp indicates grounded tip, battery cross or double trunk.
The CMC 5248 E & M Status Indicator plugs into the E & M
test jacks of a circuit and gives an instant visual indication of
the line and drop signalling condition of the circuit.The
indicator has two LED's labeled E & M. Both dark indicates a
normal circuit condition. Both illuminated means a seized status.
"E" on, "M" dark means LINE seizure and DROP normal. "E" dark,
"M" on is LINE normal and DROP seizure. Finally, simultaneous
flashing of "E" and "M" indicates equipment or carrier cross.
The applicable subheading for the all of the above
instruments will be 9030.40.0000, Harmonized Tariff Schedule of
the United States (HTS), which provides for other instruments and
apparatus for measuring or checking electrical quantities,
specially designed for telecommunications. The duty rate will be
4.9 percent ad valorem.
Goods classifiable under subheading 9030.40.0000, HTS, which
have originated in the territory of Canada, will be entitled to a
1.9 percent rate of duty under the United States-Canada Free
Trade Agreement (FTA) upon compliance with all applicable
regulations.
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