CLA-2-90:S:N:N1:104 874698
Mr. John Kerr
Gemtek Tesla Instruments Inc.
3 Beaverbrook Road
Kanata, Ontario, Canada K2K 1L2
RE: The tariff classification of measuring instruments from
Czechoslovakia.
Dear Mr. Kerr:
In your letter dated May 8, 1992 you requested a tariff
classification ruling.
The BM 591 Automatic RLCG Meter (Resistance-Inductance-
Capacitance Meter) is an electronic instrument intended for quick
measurements of parameters of passive circuit components. When
high impedances are measured, the results correspond to a
parallel equivalent circuit; when low impedances are measured,
they correspond to a series equivalent circuit.
The BM 553 Vector Analyzer performs dual-channel
measurements of RF voltage, phase and two-port and four-port
parameters (known as "S" parameters) within the frequency range
of 0.1 to 1,000 MHz.
The BM 642C Universal Counter (Counting-type Frequency
meter) is a 3-channel instrument providing accurate measurements
of frequency, timing, time interval and related values. A built-
in microprocessor makes 17 different kinds of measurements,
mathematical and statistical operations with the measured value
and enables communication via an IEEE-488 BUS.
The applicable subheading for the BM 591 RLCG Meter will be
9030.39.0040, Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States
(HTS), which provides for other instruments and apparatus for
measuring or checking voltage, current or resistance, without a
recording device. The rate of duty will be 4.9 percent ad
valorem.
The applicable subheading for the BM 553 Vector Analyzer and
the BM 642C Universal Counter will be 9030.89.0080, HTS, which
provides for other instruments and apparatus for measuring or
checking electrical quantities: other. The rate of duty will be
4.9 percent ad valorem.
Articles classified under subheadings 9030.39.0040 and
9030.89.0080, HTS, which are products of Czechoslovakia, are
entitled to duty free treatment under the Generalized System of
Preferences (GSP) upon compliance with all of the 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