CLA-2-84:S:N:N1:110 887553
Mr. Wesley Nelson
Sankosha Co., Ltd.
1715 Elmhurst Road
Elk Grove Village, Illinois 60007-6452
RE: The tariff classification of industrial ironing machines and
presses from Japan.
Dear Mr. Nelson:
In your letter dated June 21, 1993, you requested a tariff
classification ruling.
The merchandise under consideration involves various ironing
and finishing equipment for use in the cleaning industry.
The "Single Series" ironing machines consist of the Sun-
Master CN-561 Single Buck Shirt Press, and the Sun-Master CN-650
Single Collar-Cuff Press. The "Triple Series" ironing machines
consist of the Sun-Master CF-200 Rotary Collar-Cuff Press; the Sun-
Master RF-450 Rotary Sleever, and the Sun-Master RF-150 Triple-
Buck Shirt Press. The "Twin Series" ironing machines consist of
the Sun-Master CF-150 Double-Buck Shirt Press, and the Sun-Master
CN-250 Double Collar-Cuff Press. These ironing machines are
typically used by textile garment manufacturers, and by commercial
laundry establishments.
The "Panther Press" is known as the CN-200 "Panther Press".
This ironing machine utilizes a floor space of 95-centimeters in
width, by 75-centimeters in depth, and has a weight of 460-
kilograms. The CN-200 "Panther Press" employs foot pedal
operation. This press finishes trouser top and legs in one
operation. The CN-200 "Panther Press is also capable of high speed
employment. Trousers can be finished in less than 20-seconds after
the trousers are set on the press.
The "Garment Form Finisher" is a microprocessor controlled
one-touch automatic steam-air finisher. This ironing machine
utilizes a floor space of 600 millimeters in width, by 650
millimeters in depth, and it has a height of 1560 millimeters. The
"Garment Form Finisher" employs button control operation; once a
garment is on the form, front and back clamping, and upward and
sideways stretching are in automatic operation. A garment may be
finished in 40-seconds, and over 60 garments may be finished in one
hour.
The applicable subheading for the various models of the
"Single Series"; "Triple Series", and "Twin Series" Sun-Master
Group ironing machines; the CN-200 "Panther Press", and the
"Garment Form Finisher" will be 8451.30.0000, Harmonized Tariff
Schedule of the United States (HTS), which provides for ironing
machines and presses (including fusing presses). The rate of duty
will be 3.9 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