CLA-2-90:S:N:N1:114 869799
Ms. Karen Carpenter
Zygo Corporation
Laurel Brook Road
P. O. Box 448
Middlefield, Connecticut 06455-0448
RE: The tariff classification of the 3100 Series Part Profiling
System from France
Dear Ms. Carpenter:
In your letter dated November 21, 1991 you requested a
tariff classification ruling.
The 3100 Series Part Profiling System is a system for
measuring precision ground parts and parts turned on CNC lathes.
Applications include aerospace parts, aircraft components and
engine parts, armaments, brake components, automotive shafts,
steering gears, transmission parts, and the like.
The 3100 Series part Profiling System operates by scanning a
part with a laser micrometer. The position and diameter of the
part are recorded by a computer. The operator then inputs the
exact length of the part by defining the beginning and end of the
part. At this point, a drawing exists in the computer's memory.
The operator uses this drawing to define any measurements that
need to be performed on the part: diameter, length, radius of
curvature, taper angle, straightness, roundness, and runout. The
3100 Series Part Profiling System is called the Optodim system in
Europe.
The 3100 Series Part Profiling System may be imported with
the HP Vectra 286/12 Computer or without a computer, depending on
the customer's needs.
The applicable subheading for the 3100 Series Part Profiling
System imported with or without a computer will be 9031.40.0080,
Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTS), which
provides for Measuring or checking instruments, appliances and
machines, not specified or included elsewhere in this chapter;
Other optical instruments and appliances; Other. The rate of
duty will be 10 percent ad valorem.
You have indicated that one component of the system, the
model 1201B Bench Gauge, is manufactured in the United States and
shipped to France for integration in the 3100 Series Part
Profiling System. We cannot advise as to the applicability of
Heading 9802, Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States
(HTS), which covers American Goods Assembled Abroad, without
further information regarding the operations performed in France
to integrate the Bench Gauge into the Part Profiling System.
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