CLA-2-84:S:N:N1:103 886508
Mr. Chris Wallrabe
Jagro Air Services, Inc.
Airport Industrial Office Park
145th Ave. & Hook Creek Blvd.
Bldg. #C-5D
Valley Stream, NY 11581
RE: The tariff classification of cable production machines from
Germany
Dear Mr. Wallrabe:
In your letter dated May 10, 1993 on behalf of Stolberger Inc.
you requested a tariff classification ruling.
With your inquiry you submitted a brochure containing
photographs of various machines used in the manufacture of cable.
You indicated that the stranding and twisting machines depicted in
the brochure pull copper, aluminum, or steel wire from a reel and
twist these materials into rope or cable. A fiber optic strander
performs similar operations on optical fiber. Taping machines wrap
paper, plastic, or metal tape around the cable, presumably for
insulation and protection. Take-up stands are described as winding
the finished cable onto reels for transport or storage, while
capstans pull and tension the cable.
Assuming these machines are imported separately, the
applicable subheading for the stranding and twisting machines will
be 8479.40.0000, Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States
(HTS), which provides for rope or cable-making machines. The rate
of duty will be 4.2 percent ad valorem.
The applicable subheading for the taping machines will be
8479.81.0000, HTS, which provides for other machines and mechanical
appliances: for treating metal, including electric wire coil
winders. The rate of duty will be 3.7 percent ad valorem. The
applicable subheading for take-up stands will be 8479.89.9099, HTS,
which provides for other machines and mechanical appliances: other:
other: other. The duty rate will again be 3.7 percent ad valorem.
Finally, the applicable subheading for the capstans will be
8425.31.0000, HTS, which provides for capstans powered by electric
motor. The rate of duty will be 2 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