The tariff classification of the Rotoform "dropformer" from Canada.
Issued June 18, 2003 by U.S. Customs and Border Protection.
Tariff classification
HTS codes: 8419.90.9580
Headings: 8419
Product description
You submitted descriptive literature with your request. The article in question is the Sandvik Rotoform, used as part of Sandvik’s cooling conveyor system. It is designed to produce perfectly formed pastilles from any homogeneous liquid or paste. It is used extensively in the food and chemical industries and is applied in various applications including chewing gum base, chocolate, plastics, pharmaceuticals and others. The Rotoform is the “dropformer” component of a cooling conveyor system. It has no mechanical components and merely deposits whatever substance is being formed through the holes arranged across its surface. It is used solely with the cooling conveyor and is an integral component part of the system without which the cooling conveyor could not operate.
CBP rationale
The applicable subheading for the Rotoform will be 8419.90.9580, Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTS), which provides for other parts of machinery, plant or laboratory equipment…for the treatment of materials by a process involving a change of temperature such as cooling, heating, etc.
Full text
NY J85041 June 18, 2003 CLA-2-84:RR:NC:MM:106 J85041 CATEGORY: Classification TARIFF NO.: 8419.90.9580 Mrs. Naila Elfar Corporation House Ltd. 275 Slater Street, Suite 2002 Ottawa, Ontario Canada K1P5H9 RE: The tariff classification of the Rotoform “dropformer” from Canada. Dear Mrs. Elfar: In your letter dated May 20, 2003, on behalf of Sandvik Process Systems, you requested a tariff classification ruling. You submitted descriptive literature with your request. The article in question is the Sandvik Rotoform, used as part of Sandvik’s cooling conveyor system. It is designed to produce perfectly formed pastilles from any homogeneous liquid or paste. It is used extensively in the food and chemical industries and is applied in various applications including chewing gum base, chocolate, plastics, pharmaceuticals and others. The Rotoform is the “dropformer” component of a cooling conveyor system. It has no mechanical components and merely deposits whatever substance is being formed through the holes arranged across its surface. It is used solely with the cooling conveyor and is an integral component part of the system without which the cooling conveyor could not operate. The applicable subheading for the Rotoform will be 8419.90.9580, Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTS), which provides for other parts of machinery, plant or laboratory equipment…for the treatment of materials by a process involving a change of temperature such as cooling, heating, etc. The general rate of duty will be 4 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 Patrick J. Wholey at 646-733-3013. Sincerely, Robert B. Swierupski Director, National Commodity Specialist Division
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