CLA-2-85:RR:NC:MM:109 D82922
Mr. Bob Harris
Tempo Tech Controls Inc.
2400 Wyecroft Road #3
Oakville, Ontario
Canada L6L6M8
RE: The tariff classification of a Platinum Resistance
Temperature Detector element from England
Dear Mr. Harris:
In your letter dated September 21, 1998, you requested a
tariff classification ruling.
The merchandise is described in your letter as a Platinum
Resistance Temperature Detector (PRTD) element. These resistance
elements are used in temperature measurement up to 1000 degrees
Celsius. They are linear and have a positive temperature
coefficient. The elements are used in the manufacture of probes
for Resistance Temperature Detectors.
The applicable subheading for the Platinum Resistance
Temperature Detector element will be 8533.40.8070, Harmonized
Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTS), which provides for
"Other variable resistors... Other... Other: Other." The rate of
duty will be 2.7 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 Eileen
Kaplan at 212-466-5673.
Sincerely,
Robert B. Swierupski
Director,
National Commodity
Specialist Division