The tariff classification of telephone parts from Taiwan, China andThailand

NY C89736 July 31, 1998 CLA-2-85:RR:NC:MM:109 C89736 CATEGORY: Classification TARIFF NO.: 8504.31.4035; 8504.40.8500 Ms. Wanda Moreau Anoma(North America)Corporation 16099 N. 82nd Street Unit #B-5 Scottsdale, Az 85260 RE: The tariff classification of telephone parts from Taiwan, China and Thailand Dear Ms. Moreau: In your letter dated June 24, 1998, you requested a tariff classification ruling. The merchandise is descibed in your letter as telephone part number A0619627 AD-7502D and telephone part number A0668241 AD- 9123. Samples were submitted. They are packaged in boxes which are marked with "AC adaptor" and the part number. These parts have a standard adaptor design. Part number A061927 only contains a transformer. Its primary rated voltage and frequency is 110/117V AC and 50/60 Hz. Its secondary output is rated at 16V AC and 500 mA. It is designed to Northern Telecom's specifications for use with its display telephones. Part number A0668241 is a rectifying power supply. It is designed to Northern Telecom's specifications for use with its "B" series cordless telephones. It is designed to provide a regulated output. It contains a transformer, printed circuit board, diode, two capacitors and an IC. Its primary rated voltage and frequency is 92/127V AC and 57/63 Hz. Its secondary output is rated at 9V DC and 250 mA. The applicable subheading for telephone part number A061927 will be 8504.31.4035, Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTS), which provides for "[o]ther transformers... [h]aving a power handling capacity less than 40VA." The rate of duty will be 6.6 percent ad valorem. The applicable subheading for telephone part number A0668241 will be 8504.40.8500, Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTS), which provides for "[s]tatic converters: [f]or telecommunication apparatus." The rate of duty will be free. 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 Eileen Kaplan at 212-466-5673. Sincerely, Robert B. Swierupski Director, National Commodity Specialist Division