CLA-2-30:S:N:N7:238 886906
Ms. Mary Ann Markoski
Radiometer, Inc.
811 Sharon Drive
Westlake, OH 44145-1598
RE: The tariff classification of four in-vitro
diagnostic test kits from Australia
Dear Ms. Markoski:
In your letter dated May 23, 1993, you requested
a tariff classification ruling. Since our records
indicate that the Serobact Salmonella kit was
previously ruled on in PC 884814, issued to your firm
on April 20, 1993, this ruling is limited to the
following test kits: 1) Serobact E. coli 0157 2)
Serobact Staph 3) Serobact C. difficile and 4)
Serobact Legionella.
Serobact E. coli 0157 is a rapid latex slide
agglutination test for the identification of
verocytotoxin-producing Escherichia coli 0157:H7. Each
kit contains (among other things) specific antisera,
derived from rabbits and coated onto latex particles.
Serobact Staph is a rapid latex slide
agglutination test for the identification of
Staphylococcus aureus. Each kit contains (among other
things) plasma (containing fibrinogen) and
immunoglobulin G, derived from rabbits and coated onto
latex particles.
Serobact C. difficile is a rapid latex slide
agglutination test for the identification of
Clostridium difficile. Each kit contains (among other
things) specific immunoglobulin G to Clostridium
difficile, which is derived from rabbits and coated
onto latex particles.
Serobact Legionella is a rapid latex slide
agglutination test for the identification of Legionella
pneumophila serogroup 1 and serogroups 2-13. Each kit
contains (among other things) rabbit-derived antisera,
which is coated onto latex particles.
The applicable subheading for all four products
will be 3002.10.0050, Harmonized Tariff Schedule of
the United States (HTS), which provides for antisera
and other blood fractions: other. The rate of duty will
be free.
This merchandise may be subject to the regulations
of the Food and Drug Administration. You may contact
them at 5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville, MD 20857,
telephone number (202) 443-3380.
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