CLA-2-84:RR:NC:1:103 C87389
Mr. Jim Wickstead
PBB Global Logistics
434 Delaware Avenue
Buffalo, NY 14202
RE: The tariff classification of a fluorescent light tube
crusher from Canada
Dear Mr. Wickstead:
In your letter dated April 28, 1998 on behalf of
Environmental Disposal Concepts, Inc. you requested a tariff
classification ruling.
The Bulb Eater is a self-contained portable spent
fluorescent light tube crushing machine intended for use in
educational institutions, hospitals, residential complexes, and
office buildings, as well as at manufacturing, commercial and
industrial sites. It is designed to separate the crushed glass
and metal fragments of burned-out tubes from their chemical
components in an environmentally safe manner. The fragments are
collected in heavy duty replaceable plastic bags, while exposure
to the tube's phosphorus dust and mercury vapor is eliminated by
a built-in carbon absorption system and particle filter. The
article also features a heavy-duty fan cooled motor, specially
designed pulverizing unit, an interlocked electrical circuit with
automatic shutoff, and an impact resistant plastic housing. A
Bulb Eater fragment collection bag can hold up to a maximum of 60
crushed fluorescent tubes.
The applicable subheading for the Bulb Eater will be
8479.82.0080, Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States
(HTS), which provides for machines and mechanical appliances
having individual functions, not specified or included elsewhere
( in chapter 84): other machines and mechanical appliances:
...crushing...machines. The rate of duty will be 0.7 percent ad
valorem.
This ruling is being issued under the provisions of Part 177
of the Customs Regulations (19 C.F.R. 177).
A copy of the ruling or the control number indicated above
should be provided with the entry documents filed at the time
this merchandise is imported. If you have any questions
regarding the ruling, contact National Import Specialist Alan
Horowitz at 212-466-5494.
Sincerely,
Robert B. Swierupski
Director,
National Commodity
Specialist Division