NY 873143
APRIL 10 1992
CLA-2-85:S:N:N1:105 873143
Mr. Walter M. Cline
J. Cortina, Inc.
501 E. Jackson Street, #200
Tampa, FL 33602
RE: The tariff classification of electric laboratory ovens from
Germany
Dear Mr. Cline:
In your letter dated March 27, 1992 on behalf of BIOMETRA of
Gottingen, Germany you requested a tariff classification ruling.
Your request covers four items: the TRIO Thermoblock, the
Mini-Hybridization Oven, the Standard Hybridization Oven, and the
Hybridization-Shaking Oven.
All these items are electric ovens designed for use in biomedical
laboratories. The TRIO-Thermoblock is a three-chamber oven that
permits three experiments to be carried out simultaneously at different
temperature profiles. Each chamber or block accommodates 20 0.5ml
reaction tubes. The Mini Hybridization Oven permits the reproducible
hybridization of membranes in rotating bottles. The Standard
Hybridization Oven can be used for hybridization or normal heating. It
accommodates 12 large bottles (300x35mm diameter), twice the number the
Mini holds. The Mini and Standard both have a rotor for constant
rotation of the bottles. The Hybridization-Shaking Oven has a shaking
unit as well as a rotor. The rotor can be removed easily, allowing one
to perform experiments that require shaking and heating.
The applicable subheading for all four items will be 8514.30.0080,
Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTS), which provides
for other industrial or laboratory electric furnaces and ovens. The
rate of duty will be 2.5 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