CLA-2-90:S:N:N1:114 863727
Mr. Stephen J. Leahy
Leahy & Ward
63 Commercial Wharf
Boston, Massachusetts 02110
RE: The tariff classification of mounted objective lenses and
mounted ocular (eyepiece) lenses for riflescopes from Austria.
Dear Mr. Leahy:
In your letter dated April 29, 1991, you requested a tariff
classification ruling on behalf of Swarovski Optik North America,
Cranston, Rhode Island.
The items for which you request classifications are mounted
lenses for Swarovski Optik's Habicht Nova-A Riflescopes. The
mounted lenses are the following: 1) Objective Lens, Mounted
(Part No. 335-0445A); 2) Objective Lens, Mounted (Part No. 608-
0202A); and 3) Ocular (Eyepiece) Lens, Mounted (Part No. 608-
0223A). A catalog was submitted. Although three samples are
mentioned in your letter, only two were received by us: a sample
of an objective lens, and a sample of an ocular (eyepiece) lens.
As you requested, the samples are being returned to you.
The Objective Lens, Mounted, No. 335-0445A, consists of a
lens permanently mounted in a frame. The glass has been
optically worked. The objective lens is the lens that forms an
image of an object.
The Objective Lens, Mounted, No. 608-0202A, is also
permanently mounted in a frame, and the glass has been optically
worked.
The Ocular (Eyepiece) Lens, Mounted, No. 608-0223A, consists
of lenses permanently mounted in a frame. The glass has been
optically worked. The ocular, or eyepiece, lens is the lens (or
combination of lenses) at the eye end of an optical instrument.
The applicable subheading for the Objective Lens, Mounted,
No. 335-0445A, will be 9002.19.0000, Harmonized Tariff Schedule
of the United States (HTS), which provides for other objective
lenses, mounted. The rate of duty will be 6.6 percent ad
valorem.
The applicable subheading for the Objective Lens, Mounted,
No. 608-0202A, will be 9002.19.0000, Harmonized Tariff Schedule
of the United States (HTS), which provides for other objective
lenses, mounted. The rate of duty will be 6.6 percent ad
valorem.
The applicable subheading for the Ocular (Eyepiece) Lens,
Mounted, No. 608-0223A, will be 9002.90.9000, Harmonized Tariff
Schedule of the United States (HTS), which provides for lenses,
prisms, mirrors and other optical elements, mounted, other:
other: other. The rate of duty will be 8.4 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