NY 854788
July 31 1990
CLA-2-84:S:N:N1:110 854788
Ms. Alison Leavitt
Chase, Leavitt CHB, Incorporated
P.O. Box 589
Portland, Maine 04112
RE: The tariff classification of a reverse vending machine from
Norway.
Dear Ms. Leavitt:
In your letter dated July 19, 1990, on behalf of MT Beverage
Container Recovery Corp., you requested a tariff classification
ruling.
The merchandise under consideration is a reverse vending
machine which serves as a container reclaiming machine for use in
supermarkets and other beverage container return centers. Each
machine measures 24-inches wide, 30-inches in depth, 65-inches in
height, and weighs approximately 375-pounds. Cans are deposited
in the machine and the machine scans each one with a laser
scanner, calculates the number of cans deposited, and prints out
a complete receipt for the depositor. It also compacts the cans
by use of a motor driven compactor. The collecting and
compacting functions appear to be subsidiary to the receipt-
issuing and calculating functions. The principal function of the
reverse vending machine is as a calculating device for
determining the amount of a receipt, and as a ticket-issuing
machine.
The applicable subheading for the reverse vending machine
will be 8470.90.0090, Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United
States (HTS), which provides for other ticket-issuing machines
incorporating a calculating device. The rate of duty will be 3.9
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