CLA-2-84:S:N:N1:110 807998
Mr. Ernesto Jocson
Unitrans International Corp.
709 South Hindey Avenue
Inglewood, California 90301
RE: The tariff classification of a hard disk drive from
Singapore.
Dear Mr. Jocson:
In your letter dated March 9, 1995, on behalf of Kingston
Technology Corp., you requested a tariff classification ruling.
The merchandise under consideration involves a "Viper 170"
hard disk drive. This is an internal disk drive which measures
approximately 2.1-inches in width by 3.4-inches in height, and
has a depth of approximately 0.4-inches. This hard disk drive is
designed to be used with a notebook or desktop computer.
The "Viper 170" hard disk drive has a formatted capacity of
170.8 megabytes. It uses an ultra-smooth recording media,
allowing the read/write heads to fly closer to the disk surface,
thereby increasing areal density. The "Viper 170" is designed
for connection into the PCMCIA slot of the notebook, or desktop
computer, and is not encased or attached to an external power
source. This hard disk drive therefore has the essential
character of an incorporated unit, as opposed to a free-standing
unit.
The applicable subheading for the "Viper 170" hard disk
drive will be 8471.93.3040, Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the
United States (HTS), which provides for hard magnetic disk drive
units not assembled in cabinets, and without attached external
power supply. The rate of duty will be free.
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