CLA-2-90:RR:NC:MM:114 C88109
Ms. Stephanie Moody
Gulfstream Aerospace Corporation
P.O. Box 2206
Savannah, Georgia 31402-2206
RE: The tariff classification of a HUD Alignment Tool from the United
Kingdom
Dear Ms. Moody:
In your letter dated May 12, 1998 you requested a tariff classification
ruling.
The HUD Alignment Tool is imported for use during the optical and
mechanical installation of the HUD 2020 mounting tray into a Gulfstream
aircraft. The tool is an optical fixture consisting of an aluminum alloy frame
on which is mounted a 30 power magnification telescope and a bubble level. The
optical tool is used to ensure that the HUD 2020 unit, when installed into the
aircraft, will display its data at the correct position in reference to the
pilot of the aircraft and the outside world.
The applicable subheading for the HUD Alignment Tool will be 9031.49.9000,
Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTS), which provides for other
optical measuring or checking instruments, appliances and machines, other. The
rate of duty will be 4.8 percent ad valorem.
This ruling is being issued under the provisions of Part 177 of the Customs
Regulations (19 C.F.R. 177).
A copy of the ruling or the control number indicated above should be
provided with the entry documents filed at the time this merchandise is
imported. If you have any questions regarding the ruling, contact National
Import Specialist Barbara Kiefer at 212-466-5685.
Sincerely,
Robert B. Swierupski
Director,
National Commodity
Specialist Division