CLA-2-85:S:N:N1:109 851812
Mr. Frank Carey
A.N. Deringer, Inc.
30 West Service Road
Champlain, N.Y. 12919-9703
RE: The tariff classification of a battery eliminator, inverter,
and a ringing generator from Canada.
Dear Mr. Carey:
In your letter dated April 19, 1990, you requested a tariff
classification ruling on behalf of Pylon Electronic Development
Co., Lachine, PQ, Canada.
Your letter describes the subject merchandise as follows:
1. The battery eliminator, identified in the submitted literature
as model BE-9, is a compact, solid state supply for powering
critical requirements of telemetry, electronic switching or
communications equipment. The unit operates from 117V commercial
power and provides a highly regulated and transient suppressed
24V output at 6A.
2. The inverter, identified in the submitted literature as the
Pylon Series I-500R, is an inverter which is intended as a
primary source of "no-break" 117VAC, 60HZ sine wave power at
500VA maximum continous duty from a 48V battery plant.
3. The ringing generator, identified in the submitted literature
as the Pylon model RG-2, is a 20HZ static ringing generator that
operates from a 24 or 48 central office or switchboard supply.
It provides 20 VA of continuous ringing current which is
sufficient to ring 25 type B1A or 20 type C4A ringers
simultaneously.
The battery eliminator, inverter, and ringing generator
appear to be apparatus which are used to convert electrical
energy in order to adapt it for further use.
The applicable subheading for the battery eliminator,
inverter, and ringing generator will be 8504.40.00, Harmonized
Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTS), which provides for
"[s]tatic converters." The rate of duty will be 3 percent ad
valorem.
Goods classifiable under subheading 8504.40.00, HTS, which
have originated in the territory of Canada, will be entitled to a
1.8 percent rate of duty under the United States - Canada Free
Trade Agreement (FTA) upon compliance with all applicable
regulations.
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