CLA-2-90:S:N:N1:102 869216
Ms. Donna Waterman
W.J. Norris, Inc.
P.O. Box 3426
Windsor Locks, CT 06096-3426
RE: The tariff classification of a seismic monitoring system
from Japan
Dear Ms. Waterman:
In your letter dated November 1, 1991, on behalf of your
client, Ling Dynamic Systems, Inc., you requested a tariff
classification ruling.
The item at hand is the IMV model SW-8303 seismic monitoring
system, which is designed for use in chemical, nuclear, gas and
other such industrial complexes. The system monitors and
provides alerts for possible earthquakes, thereby allowing
precautionary shutdown of the facility's operation. The unit
will record and display the maximum shock acceleration, the date
and time when the earthquake occurred, and the seismic waveform
resulting from the quake.
The applicable subheading for the model SW-8303 seismic
monitoring system will be 9015.80.6000, Harmonized Tariff
Schedule of the United States (HTS), which provides for other
surveying, hydrographic, oceanographic, hydrological,
meteorological, or geophysical instruments and apparatus:
seismographs. The rate of duty will be 4.9 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