CLA-2-90:S:N:N1:114 873212
TARIFF NOS.: 8526.10.0040, 8542.11.00, 9006.53.0080, 9006.61.0060
Ms. Barbara S. Lee
Georgetown Electric Ltd.
2000 Kentmere Parkway
Wilmington, DE 19806
RE: The tariff classification of Photo Radar Equipment from
Holland
Dear Ms. Lee:
In your letter dated March 17, 1992 you requested a tariff
classification ruling.
The Photo Radar Equipment consists of a radar unit, a
control unit, a photographic camera, a flash unit, a memory card
and a tripod. The equipment is used to record traffic violations
using photographic and radar technology.
The radar unit picks up vehicles entering its broadcast beam
and electronically calculates the speed or other traffic
violations. An impulse is transmitted to the traffic camera and
a photograph is taken of the vehicle. The traffic camera is a 35
mm photographic camera with a 90 mm lens. The camera does not
have a built-in flash unit; it is a separate device. The camera
records 36 exposures or can be equipped with an optional 800
exposure magazine. The memory card consists of a single FPS S
RAM memory chip mounted on the card. The Photo Radar Equipment
can be tripod mounted, in-vehicle mounted, or pole mounted. The
tripods will be purchased in the United States.
The applicable subheading for the radar unit and its
corresponding control unit/transmitter will be 8526.10.0040,
Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTS), which
provides for radar apparatus. The rate of duty will be 4.9
percent ad valorem.
The applicable subheading for the traffic camera will be
9006.53.0080, Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States
(HTS), which provides for photographic cameras, other, for roll
film of a width of 35 mm, other. The rate of duty will be 3
percent ad valorem.
The applicable subheading for the flash unit will be
9006.61.0060, Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States
(HTS), which provides for photographic flashlight apparatus,
other. The rate of duty will be 3.9 percent ad valorem.
The applicable subheading for the memory card will be
8542.11.00, Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States
(HTS), which provides for monolithic integrated circuits.
Subheading 8542.11.00 is free of duty.
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