CLA-2-90:OT:RR:NC:4:405
Mr. Karl Krueger
Radix Group Int’l
dba DHL Global Forwarding
2660 20th Street
Port Huron, MI 48060
RE: The tariff classification of dental x-ray sensor shields and flex-bite tabs from Canada
Dear Mr. Krueger:
In your letter dated July 5, 2011, received here July 20, 2011, for Tornado Plastics, you requested a tariff classification ruling. No samples were provided.
A small x-ray sensor, placed inside the patient’s mouth, converts the x-rays which strike it into signals sent to an imager via an electrical wire. The ultimate result is an x-ray image of the area between the sensor and the x-ray source.
Per the attached sheets and your description:
1. The Digital Sensor Shields, which are slipped over the sensors before they are put into the patient’s mouth, reduce cross-contamination between patients, are made of soft textured vinyl with rounded corners, and come in a dispenser box.
2. The Flex-Bite Tabs have two versions. Although both temporarily snap onto the sensor, in one, the plastic tab is sticking up along the axis connecting the sensor to the electrical wire, and, in the other, the tab is perpendicular to that axis. In either case, its function is to hold the sensor steady when the patient bites down on the tab.
Dental X-ray Sensor Sleeves and Bite-wing Tabs were classified under HTSUS 9022.90.60 in New York Ruling Letter N050327, dated February 20, 2009, and in Headquarters Ruling Letter 955650, dated March 14, 1994, respectively.
The applicable subheading for the Sensor Shields and the Flex-bite Tabs will be 9022.90.6000, Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS), which provides for "other" parts and accessories of apparatus based on the use of X-rays. The rate of duty will be .8 percent ad valorem.
Duty rates are provided for your convenience and are subject to change. The text of the most recent HTSUS and the accompanying duty rates are provided on World Wide Web at http://www.usitc.gov/tata/hts/.
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 J. Sheridan at (646) 733-3012.
Sincerely,
Robert B. Swierupski
Director
National Commodity Specialist Division