CLA-2-90:S:N:N1:114 875965
Ms. Janet Amadeo
Airport Clearance Service, Inc.
Cargo Distribution Center
1224 Brunswick Avenue
Far Rockaway, N. Y. 11691
RE: The tariff classification of Thermovision Systems from
Sweden
Dear Ms. Amadeo:
In your letter dated June 1, 1992, on behalf of Agema
Infrared Systems, Secaucus, New Jersey, you requested a tariff
classification ruling.
Thermovision Systems are infrared thermal measurement and
image recording units. The camera unit scans an object and
detects the infrared energy generated by the object. The
infrared energy is converted to an electrical signal in order to
generate an image on a monitor. The image is a thermal image of
the object. Measurements of the different levels of heat in the
object are also displayed on the monitor. The measurements are
displayed as different colors; a temperature gradient is
displayed on the monitor, allowing the operator to evaluate and
analyze the image.
The applicable subheading for the Thermovision System will
be 9027.50.4020, Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States
(HTS), which provides for instruments and apparatus for measuring
or checking quantities of heat, sound or light; other instruments
and apparatus using optical radiations (ultraviolet, visible,
infrared); electrical; thermal analysis instruments and
apparatus. The rate of duty will be 4.9 percent ad valorem.
You indicate in your letter that lenses for the Thermovision
System may be imported separately. The applicable subheading for
the lenses for the Thermovision System, if imported separately,
will be 9002.19.0000, Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United
States (HTS), which provides for objective lenses and parts and
accessories thereof, other. The rate of duty will be 6.6 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