CLA-2-90:RR:NC:MM:114 D81305
TARIFF NOS.: 9031.49.90, 8524.91.0070
Mr. Richard L. Mills
Sick Optic-Electric, Inc.
6900 West 110th Street
Bloomington, MN 55438
RE: The tariff classification of PLS Proximity Laser Scanner
from Germany
Dear Mr. Mills:
In your letter dated July 13, 1998 you requested a tariff
classification ruling on the PLS Proximity Laser Scanner.
The PLS Proximity Laser Scanner is a noncontact presence-
sensing proximity scanner. It monitors its surroundings using an
infrared light beam to detect objects or persons entering its
sensing field. A pulsed light reflected off a rotating mirror is
transmitted in a 180 degree pattern around the PLS, creating a
sensing field. When a person or object enters the sensing field,
light reflected by the object is returned to the PLS. The time
interval between the transmitted pulse and the reflected pulse is
the basis for determining the distance between the PLS and the
object. Using the time interval and the angle of the rotating
mirror, the PLS calculates the location of the object. If the
sensor determines that the object is inside the configured
protection zones, outputs are generated to a warning alarm or to
stop hazardous machines motion. The PLS contains a transmitter
with a beam splitter, a receiver, and a rotating mirror. The
light source is an infrared diode laser operating at the
wavelength of 905 nanometers.
The PLS is imported with the main sensor unit, the connector
blocks for the power outputs, and the communication hookup used
during programming. It is also shipped with a user manual and
the operating software. The operating software is on a floppy
disk.
The applicable subheading for the PLS Proximity Laser
Scanner will be 9031.49.90, Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the
United States (HTS), which provides for measuring or checking
instruments, appliances and machines, not specified or included
elsewhere in this chapter; other optical instruments and
appliances; other; other. The rate of duty will be 4.8 percent
ad valorem.
The applicable subheading for the software on a floppy disk,
imported with the PLS Proximity Laser Scanner, will be
8524.91.0070, Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States
(HTS), which provides for records, tapes and other recorded media
for sound or other similarly recorded phenomena; other; other.
The rate of duty will be 1.3 cents per square meter of recording
surface.
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 Barbara
Kiefer at 212-466-5685.
Sincerely,
Robert B. Swierupski
Director,
National Commodity
Specialist Division