CLA-2-90:S:N:N1:104 859267
Mr. Arthur M. Rohner
Nuclear Associates
100 Voice Road
Carle Place, N.Y. 11514-0349
RE: The tariff classification of an x-ray alignment device from
Germany.
Dear Mr. Rohner:
In your letter dated December 21, 1990 you requested a
tariff classification ruling.
The "Slit Camera" (your part #07-624), is not a camera, but
an alignment device which passively directs an x-ray beam so that
precise measurement of focal spot size, modulation transfer
function and blooming can be made. You compare it to a x-ray test
pattern. The "Slit Camera" is a hand made disc about the size and
thickness of a half dollar. The slit material is tantalum, 1.5mm
thick. The outer layers of the device are made of brass and
plastic on one side and lead, plastic and brass on the other
side. Brass is the surface material on each side. The device is
mounted in a holder and positioned between the x-ray tube and the
x-ray film cassette.
The applicable subheading for the "Slit Camera" will be
9022.90.6000, Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States
(HTS), which provides for accessories of apparatus based on the
use of x-rays. The rate of duty will be 2.1 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