CLA-2-84:S:N:N1:103 881534
Ms. Dody Trombley
F.W. Myers & Co., Inc.
P.O. Box 188
Champlain, NY 12919
RE: The tariff classification of a vacuum packaging machine from
Canada
Dear Ms. Trombley:
In your letter dated December 21, 1992 on behalf of Hi-Tech
Vacuum Inc. you requested a tariff classification ruling.
The Hi-Tech vacuum packaging machine is used to seal food
products into leak-proof bags in order to preserve the food
product and maintain its freshness for a longer period of time.
The machine incorporates an aluminum and steel housing, an
aluminum sealing chamber coated with an anti-corrosive stainless
steel finish, a pump capable of rapidly removing air, two heated
19-inch sealing bars, and a clear plexiglass lid which prevents
air leaks. The microprocessor controller automatically
determines the ideal vacuum and will not let the sealing
operation commence until a residual oxygen level of 2 percent is
reached. The controller also accommodates manual and partial
automatic settings, as well as an optional gas flushing mode.
The vacuum packaging machine is 26 inches long, 22 inches wide,
and 20 inches high.
The applicable subheading for the Hi-Tech vacuum packaging
machine will be 8422.30.9090, Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the
United States (HTS), which provides for machinery for filling,
closing, sealing, capsuling or labeling boxes, bags, or similar
containers: other. The duty rate will be 3.6 percent ad valorem.
Goods classifiable under subheading 8422.30.9090, HTS, which
have originated in the territory of Canada, will be entitled to a
free rate of duty under the United States-Canada Free Trade
Agreement (FTA) upon compliance with all 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