CLA-2-85:RR:NC:1:108 D82831
Mr. Dipan Karumsi
Ally International Services, Inc.
P.O. Box 60577
Ft. Meyers, Florida 33906-6577
RE: The tariff classification of magnetic disk cartridges from
Malaysia.
Dear Mr. Karumsi:
In your letter dated September 14, 1998, on behalf of your
client Iomega Corporation you requested a tariff classification
ruling. Your submitted samples and accessories will be returned
to you as requested.
The items are two types of magnetic disk cartridges for use
with specifically designed disk drive units.
The first is called a Zip Disk which consists of a plastic
housing and contains recorded media made of mylar coated plastic
similar to a 3.5 inch diskette but with a storage capacity of 100
megabytes. The Zip Disk is formatted for use with IBM or
Macintosh compatible machines. In addition to the formatting the
Zip Disk also contains an executable file application entitle
"50Zip" which informs the consumer of the applicable function of
the disk cartridge.
The second item is a Jaz Disk which consists of a plastic
housing and dual aluminum substrate "cookies". It is
magnetically coated with storage capacity of up to 2 gigabytes.
The Jaz Disk cartridge is formatted for use with IBM and
Macintosh compatible machines. It also contains an executable
file application entitle "50Jaz", which informs the consumer of
the applicable function of the disk cartridge.
You stated in a conversation with this office that these
items are the disks which the consumer will purchase in order to
record data on both the Zip and Jaz drives.
The applicable subheading for the Zip Disk and Jaz Disk will
be 8523.20.0000, Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States
(HTS), which provides for Prepared unrecorded media for sound
recording or similar recording of other phenomena, other than
products of chapter 37: Magnetic discs. The rate of duty will be
0.6 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 Michael
Contino at 212-466-5672.
Sincerely,
Robert B. Swierupski
Director,
National Commodity
Specialist Division