CLA-2-90:S:N:N1:104 880588
Ms. Mary Anne O'Boyle
Hoglund and Moyles, Inc.
P.O. Box 66373
O'Hare Int'l Airport
Chicago, IL 60666
RE: The tariff classification of butt markers and contour gauges
from China or Taiwan.
Dear Ms. O'Boyle:
In your letter dated November 20, 1992 on behalf of
International Business Consulting Co. of Milwaukee, Wisconsin you
requested a tariff classification ruling.
The butt marker is made out of steel and comes in three
sizes, 3", 3-1/2" and 4". It is used to score or mark the hinge
location on a door. Three sides of the tool have been chamfered
into a blade. The marker is placed in position and hammered into
the wood about 1/8". After the door is marked, the user chisels
out the wood to install the hinge.
The 6" contour gauge is described as a tool for replicating
and transfering any contour. It appears to consist of contiguous
metal wires running the entire length of a 6" frame; the wires
can be moved in and out to fit the contour to be replicated.
The applicable subheading for the butt marker will be
9017.20.8090, Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States
(HTS), which provides for other drawing, marking out or
mathematical calculating instruments. The rate of duty will be
5.8 percent ad valorem.
The applicable subheading for the contour gauge will be
9031.80.0080, HTS, which provides for other measuring or checking
instruments, appliances and machines, not specified or included
elsewhere in this chapter. The rate of duty will be 4.9 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