CLA-2-85:RR:NC:1: 112 C89378
Mr. Wynn Spurgeon
Trans-World Container Line
32060 Frenchmens Road
P.O. Box 795
Toledo, OH 43697-0795
RE: The tariff classification of a "Truth Machine" from Hong Kong
Dear Mr. Spurgeon:
In your letter dated June 11, 1998, on behalf of Mark Feldstein &
Associates, you requested a tariff classification ruling.
As indicated by the submitted sample and descriptive literature, the "Truth
Machine", which is battery operated, consists of a populated printed circuit
board sandwiched between two plexiglass sheets. The board also contains 18
LED's (6 red, 6 yellow, 6 green), and two push button switches which are used to
operate the unit. As claimed in the literature, the "Truth Machine" is a device
which analyzes and measures the frequency changes that occur in the voice when a
person undergoes stress. These changes are personified through the changing
colors of the LED's, with red indicating a lie and green indicating the truth.
The applicable subheading for the "Truth Machine" will be 8543.89.9695,
Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTS), which provides for other
electrical machines and apparatus, ..., not specified or included elsewhere in
Chapter 85, HTS. The rate of duty will be 2.9 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 David Curran at 212-466-5680.
Sincerely,
Robert B. Swierupski
Director,
National Commodity
Specialist Division