CLA-2-88:RR:NC:MM:106 D81174
Ms. Sandy Balling
PBB Global Logistics
434 Delaware Avenue
Buffalo, NY 14202
RE: The tariff classification of geophysical survey aircraft
Dear Ms. Balling:
In your letter dated August 4, 1998, on behalf of your
client Sander Geophysics Limited, of Ontario, Canada, you
requested a tariff classification ruling. You included
descriptive literature and drawings with your request.
Sander Geophysics uses a single engine aircraft, a Cessna
208B, a Cessna 402B, a Cessna 404 Titan, a Queenair B80 or a
Britten-Norman Islander BN2B-21, all of which have unladen
weights of between 2000 and 4000 kilograms, for geophysical
surveys. You state these airplanes have been certified for use
as civil aircraft.
These planes have been modified to function as geophysical
survey aircraft. The survey equipment consists of a
magnetometer, an automatic aeromagnetic digital compensator, a
satellite navigation computer and global positioning system, a
data acquisition and recording system, and a video system. All
aircraft have been modified to house and accommodate the various
systems.
The applicable subheading for the geophysical survey
aircraft will be 8802.30.0080, Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the
United States (HTS), which provides for other used or rebuilt
aircraft of an unladen weight exceeding 2,000 kg but not
exceeding 15,000 kg.
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
Patrick J. Wholey at 212-466-5668.
Sincerely,
Robert B. Swierupski
Director,
National Commodity
Specialist Division