CLA-2-90:S:N:N1:102 875678
Ms. Diana J. Murphy
Kerr-Hays Company
P.O. Box 711
Ligonier, PA 15658
RE: The tariff classification of a liquid-filled thermometer
from China
Dear Ms. Murphy:
In your letter dated June 18, 1992 you requested a tariff
classification ruling.
The item at hand is a liquid-filled glass thermometer
mounted onto a temperature-graduated backing plate. Your letter
states that this thermometer will be later incorporated into a
U.S. assembled science kit.
The applicable subheading for the liquid-filled thermometer
will be 9025.11.4000, Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United
States (HTS), which provides for thermometers, not combined with
other instruments, liquid-filled, for direct reading, other than
clinical. 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