CLA-2-84:S:N:N1:102 870922
Mr. Larry P. Garrison
Radix Group International
1230 Eagan Industrial Road
Suite 160
Eagan, Minnesota 55121
RE: The tariff classification of a cordless power roller from
Japan
Dear Mr. Garrison:
In your letter dated January 22, 1992, on behalf of your
client, Wagner Spray Tech Corporation, Minneapolis, you requested
a tariff classification ruling.
The item is a Wagner Cordless Power Roller. The unit
consists of two main components, a battery operated reciprocating
hand held pump, with paint storage container, and a hand-held
paint roller connected to the pump by clear plastic tubing. The
paint is pumped from the container directly to the roller. We
consider the essential character of this composite unit to be
imparted by the pump.
The applicable subheading for the power roller will be
8413.50.0090, Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States
(HTS), which provides for other reciprocating pumps. The rate of
duty will be 3 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