CLA-2-84:S:N:N1:104 803295
Ms. Pamela Mason Lane
Cargo Brokers International, Inc.
1808 Associates lane, Suite A
Coffey Creek Int'l Business Center
Charlotte, NC 28217
RE: The tariff classification of a yard tension control system
from Italy.
Dear Ms. Lane:
In your letter dated October 10, 1994 on behalf of Pam
Trading Corp. of Greensboro, North Carolina you requested a
tariff classification ruling.
The yarn tension control system consists of a power supply,
model I/TSD/PW and up to eight tension devices, model I/TSD. The
system will be used on a panty hose knitting machine. It can be
used on any type of machine (spinning, knitting) that runs lycra
type yarn and needs tension control. The device can gradually
increase or decrease tension and can stop the machine if the
tension is outside the preset parameters. It measures and
displays in real time the exact tension of a yarn. The yarn
enters the unit through a yarn guide, passes through a motor
brake device (which includes a stepper motor), another yarn
guide, through the tension measuring sensor and exits through a
third yarn guide. The brake device applies friction to the yarn
path. The power supply has an AC input and 24v output. The unit
can isolate the signal from the machine control to supply power
to up to eight tension units, (although in most cases, two to
four units will be used).
The applicable subheading for the tension control system
consisting of the power supply and from one to eight tension
units will be 8448.19.0000, Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the
United States (HTS), which provides for auxiliary machinery for
machine of heading of heading 8444, 8445, 8446 or 8447: other
parts and accessories of machines of heading 8447 or of their
auxiliary machinery: Other: other. The rate of duty will be 4.4
percent.
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