CLA-2-90:S:N:N1:104 890515
Mr. Chris Wallrabe
Jagro Air Services, Inc.
Airport Industrial Office Park
145th Ave. & Hook Creek Blvd.
Bldg. # C-5D
Valley Stream, N.Y. 11581
RE: The tariff classification of electrical measuring instruments
from Switzerland.
Dear Mr. Wallrabe:
In your letter dated September 17, 1993 on behalf of Zumbach Electronics
Corp. of Mount Kisco, New York you requested a tariff classification ruling.
The Spark Testers Models AST 15 HF and IST 25 detect faults in the
insulation of electrical wire and cable as it is being extruded. The faults
are pin holes and blank spots. The AST 15 HF consists of a 19" electronic
unit, complete with all operating and display units and a high-voltage
electrode unit with chain electrode. The electronics unit has a 3 1/2 digit
LED voltage display and a 6 digit electromechanical fault counter. The IST 25
impulse sparktester consists of an electronics unit (compact unit or 19"
rack) and an electrode (chain or tube).
The CAPAC 300 Capacitance Measuring System measures the coaxial
capacitance of wire and cable as they are being extruded. The system consists
of a measuring tube and a processing unit. The processing unit supplies the
measuring tube with a high frequency sinusoidal voltage. The measurement is
displayed as capacitance per foot. Only the measuring tube (various models,
all designated MR) is imported; the controller is made in the United States.
The UMAC ultrasonic wall thickness measuring system is a microprocessor
controlled electronic device that uses submersible electronic transducers to
measure the wall thickness of wire, cable and tubing as it is being extruded.
The system consists of a scanning device and an electronic processor model
UMAC 8K. Four transducers, not imported, mount to the ring of the scanner at
a 90 degree angle. The 8K currently has a display however the future version
will be blank. The measurements will be displayed on the USYS monitoring and
control system which is produced in the U.S. from foreign and domestic
components.
The METREX is an electronic eccentricity monitor that measures the
eccentricity of insulation over metallic wire, mostly copper. An inductive
probe scans the circumference of the product. The monitor provides an analog
display of the eccentricity amount and direction in addition to a digital
display of eccentricity and sensitivity.
The METROWALL is a similar product to the METREX (the sensor is
inductive), but is capable of measuring the wall thickness of the insulation
applied in addition to its eccentricity. A cross-section of the cable under
test is shown on the display together with the wall thickness and
eccentricity data.
The applicable subheading for the Spark Testers, the UMAC, Metrex and
Metrowall will be 9031.80.0080, Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United
States (HTS), which provides for other measuring or checking instruments,
appliances and machines, not specified or included elsewhere in this chapter.
The rate of duty will be 4.9 percent ad valorem.
The applicable subheading for the MR measuring tube for the CAPAC will
be 9030.89.0080, HTS, which provides for other instruments and apparatus, for
measuring or checking electrical quantities, other. The rate of duty will be
4.9 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