CLA-2-84:S:N:N1:102 879430
Mr. Russell K. Whitford
SKF Component Systems Co.
207 E. Buffalo Street, Suite 200
Milwaukee, WI 53202
RE: The tariff classification of idler roller assemblies from
Singapore
Dear Mr. Whitford:
In your letter dated October 12, 1992 you requested a tariff
classification ruling.
The items involved in this request are SKF idler rollers,
part numbers 18CN 2301 557 and 18CN 2301 558. These idler
rollers are used in a high speed optical character reader mail-
sorting system manufactured by AEG Telefunken. Each roller
consists of a mild steel shaft onto which two radial ball
bearings are pressed. Preload spacers, preload springs and a
snap ring are incorporated into this assembly. A stamped
stainless steel shell is then pressed over the assembly and
sealed with a plastic end cap. In the mail sorting machine the
idler roller assemblies are mounted vertically, parallel to each
other, on a base plate. Two transport belts, riding around the
rollers, are squeezed together by the rollers in order to grip
each letter. The letters are then transported in a vertical
position to a sorter pocket. As seen in this application, the
idler rollers function as tension pulleys
The applicable subheading for the idler rollers will be
8483.50.8080, Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States
(HTS), which provides for pulleys, other than gray-iron awning,
tackle or grooved pulleys. The rate of duty will be 5.7 percent
ad valorem.
It is the opinion of this office that the idler rollers
would not be subject to either antidumping duties or
countervailing duties under the current Department of Commerce
antifriction bearing investigations, as published in the Federal
Register on May 15, 1989. The grounds for this determination are
that the Commerce Department specifically excluded tension and
idler pulleys from the scope of this order. Should you desire a
specific scope determination on the applicability of this ADA
case to your merchandise, please write directly to the Department
of Commerce, Office of Compliance, Washington, D.C.
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