CLA-2-91:RR:NC:MM:114 D82911
Mrs. Wynn Spurgeon
Trans-World Shipping Service, Inc.
3206 Frenchmens Road
P.O. Box 795
Toledo, Ohio 43697-0795
RE: The tariff classification of Talking Calendar Clock
Thermometer from China
Dear Mrs. Spurgeon:
In your letter dated September 18, 1998, on behalf of Mark
Feldstein & Associates, you requested a tariff classification
ruling.
The submitted item model UT8805N is a combination talking
alarm clock, calendar and thermometer. The unit measures
approximately 3 1/2 inches in length by 5 7/8 inches in width and
is housed in a plastic case with a LCD display. The display
measures approximately 1 3/4 inches in length by 2 5/8 inches in
width. The display consists of the time, temperature, day,
month, year and a monthly calendar. On the right side of the
housing are nine buttons for controlling, adjusting and operating
the Talking Calendar Clock Thermometer. The item features one
daily alarm and three calendar alarms. The daily alarm sets off
everyday while the calendar alarm only sets off at the specific
time/date. The alarm sounds fifteen popular melodies or rooster
crows. On the back of the housing is an opening for changing the
batteries. The Talking Calendar Clock Thermometer requires two
AA batteries to operate. The batteries are not included.
The clock is a battery operated, digital table/desk alarm
clock with a LCD display. The built-in monthly calendar is a two
hundred year talking calendar from January 1901 to December 2099.
The talking thermometer reports the ambient temperature. The
essential character of this composite article is derived from the
clock.
The applicable subheading for the Talking Calendar Clock
Thermometer will be 9105.11.40, Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the
United States (HTS), which provides for other clocks; alarm
clocks; electrically operated; with opto-electronic display only.
The rate of duty will be 3.9 percent ad valorem on the movement
and case plus 5.3 percent ad valorem on the battery.
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