CLA-2-39:S:N:N6:343 883257
Guy M. Sava, M. D.
President
G & G Distributors International, Inc.
Suite 33, 10550 Montgomery Road
Cincinnati, Ohio 45242
RE: The tariff classification of a Medi-Meter from Canada.
Dear Dr. Sava:
In your letter dated February 17, 1993 you requested a tariff
classification ruling.
The sample, which accompanied your letter, is a plastic,
compartmentalized, circular container approximately six inches high
with a three and a quarter inch diameter. The article is
identified as a Medi-Meter. The product consists of thirty two
transparent compartments situated around a circular opaque core.
Four of the compartments form part of the loading/locking mechanism
and twenty eight compartments hold a seven day supply of medication
in pill or capsule form. The medication may be dispensed up to
four times per day. The loading, locking and release system
operates through the core in conjunction with a rotating base and
permits the loading of the medication and the retrieval of the
medication in correct quantity at dispensal time.
The applicable subheading for the Medi-Meter will be
3924.90.5500, Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States
(HTS), which provides for other household articles and toilet
articles of plastics: Other: Other. The rate of duty will be 3.4
percent ad valorem.
Goods classifiable under subheading 3924.90.5500, HTS, which
have originated in the territory of Canada, will be entitled to a
1.7 percent ad valorem rate of duty under the United States-Canada
Free Trade Agreement (FTA) upon compliance with all applicable
regulations.
You indicated in your letter, that upon importation an
occasional case of cardboard displays would be the only other
articles accompanying the Medi-Meters. We regret that without
samples, we are unable to provide classification or rate of duty
for the cardboard displays.
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