CLA-2-90:S:N:N3:114 880800
Mr. Walter M. Kline
J. Cortina, Inc.
501 E. Jackson Street, #200
Tampa, Florida 33602
RE: The tariff classification of the Technoscan Inspection
Machine
from Japan
Dear Mr. Kline:
In your letter dated December 1, 1992, on behalf of KBI
America, Inc., you requested a tariff classification ruling.
The Technoscan is an empty bottle inspection machine. The
device inspects glass bottles, at the rate of up to 600 bottles
per minute, for mouth top chips, mouth side chips and opaque
foreign matter on the sidewall and the bottom of the bottles.
The Technoscan machine uses two CCD cameras with lenses to
inspect the bottles. A light source consisting of a solid state
LED illuminates the bottles to be inspected. The results of the
inspection are displayed on a video monitor. The defective
bottles are removed from the conveyer belt by a vacuum system.
The applicable subheading for the Technoscan will be
9031.40.0080, Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States
(HTS), which provides for other optical measuring or checking
instruments. The rate of duty will be 10 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