CLA-2-84:S:N:N1:103 886927
Mr. William J. Du
King Star International, Inc.
8 Vista Road
Wellesley, MA 02181
RE: The tariff classification of packaging equipment from China
Dear Mr. Du:
In your letter dated May 26, 1993 you requested a tariff classification
ruling.
Along with your request you submitted brochures which briefly described
several articles used for packaging products. Your inquiry concerned the
following specific articles:
1. PFS-200 and PFS-300 Impulse Bag Sealers - electrical devices used to
seal closed the ends of a plastic bag by manually pressing down a handle
containing a heated electrical filament.
2. DBF-900 Continuous Bag Sealer - a machine which simultaneously
seals, prints a label, and counts plastic and other heat sealable bags.
3. SP3594 Skin Packaging Machine - a machine which heats plastic film
and vacuum seals the film around a carded product to produce a blister
package.
4. DZQ 400/2SB and DZQ 600/2SC Vacuum Aeration Packaging Machines -
machines containing two stainless steel vacuum chambers for simultaneous
vacuum, aeration, sealing, label printing, and counting of food products,
medicinals, and the like.
5. FX500-1 Case Tape Sealer - a machine which applies plastic or paper
tape to the flaps of a carton in order to seal it closed.
6. BS-400 Shrink Wrapping Machine - a machine which shrinks plastic
film around a package in order to seal it.
The applicable subheading for the PFS-200 and PFS-300 Impulse Bag Sealers
will be 8515.80.0080, Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTS),
which provides for electric...welding machines and apparatus, whether or not
capable of cutting: other machines and apparatus: other. The rate of duty
will be 2 percent ad valorem.
The applicable subheading for the DBF-900 Continuous Bag Sealer and the
FX500-1 Case Tape Sealer will be 8422.30.9090, HTS, which provides for
machinery for filling, closing, sealing, capsuling or labeling boxes, bags or
similar containers: other. The rate of duty will be 3.6 percent ad valorem.
The applicable subheading for the SP3954 Skin Packaging Machine and the
BS-400 Shrink Wrapping Machine will be 8422.40.9080, HTS, which provides for
other packing or wrapping machinery: other: other. The rate of duty will be
3.6 percent ad valorem.
Finally, the applicable subheading for the DZQ 400/2SB and DZQ 600/2SC
Vacuum Aeration Packaging Machines will be 8422.30.9070, HTS, which provides
for machinery for filling, closing, sealing, capsuling or labeling bottles,
cans or similar containers: other. The rate of duty will again be 3.6 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