CLA-2-90:S:N:N1:104 875894
Mr. Art Samuelson
Radix Group International, Inc.
3315 South 116th Street, Suite 109
Seattle, Washington 98168-1980
RE: The tariff classification of accelerometers from France.
Dear Mr. Samuelson:
In your letter dated June 18, 1992 on behalf of Sunstrand
Data Control Inc. you requested a tariff classification ruling.
You indicate that the accelerometers to be imported will be
used in the manufacture of tilt meters and platform leveling
devices but are not limited to these applications. The models
include the 41200 Miniature Inclinometer - Accelerometer, the
41300 Cylindrical Inclinometer - Accelerometer, and the 41800
Servo Accelerometer. All are closed loop instrumentation
transducers. The instruments consist of an inertial mass
(pendulum) which is rotating around a torsion bar and servo
controlled in position by means of an inductive torquer, whose
current is proportional to the applied acceleration. The
position sensor is an infrared emitter/detector circuit.
The applicable subheading for the Model 41200, 41300 and
41800 Accelerometers will be 9031.80.0080, Harmonized Tariff
Schedule of the United States (HTS), which provides for measuring
or checking instruments, appliances and machines, not specified
or included elsewhere in this chapter. The rate of duty will be
4.9 percent.
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