The tariff classification of a flush mount dual wall jack plate from China.
Issued August 13, 2009 by U.S. Customs and Border Protection.
Tariff classification
HTS codes: 8536.69.8000
Headings: 8536
Product description
The merchandise under consideration is identified as item number 26541, the Flush Mount Duplex Wall Jack. From the information you provided, the Flush Mount Duplex Wall Jack is a plastic duplex flush-mount wall jack and faceplate combination with two integrated RJ-series sockets. This item provides a connection for 2 telecommunications devices, such as telephones, answering machines, modems, faxes, and/or caller ID into a single wall jack. The Flush Mount Duplex Wall Jack is designed for new or replacement installations into a standard single-gang electrical wall outlet box. In your ruling request you suggest classification in 8536.69.4050 as a modular wall jack connector. However, this device is a faceplate with integrated connectors rather than individual sockets added to a separate faceplate.
CBP rationale
The applicable subheading for item number 26541, the Flush Mount Duplex Wall Jack, will be 8536.69.8000, Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS), which provides for “Electrical apparatus for switching or protecting electrical circuits, or for making connections to or in electrical circuits (for example, switches, relays, fuses, surge suppressors, plugs, sockets, lamp-holders, junction boxes), for a voltage not exceeding 1,000 V: Lamp-holders, plugs and sockets: Other: Other.
Full text
N070480 August 13, 2009 CLA-2-85:OT:RR:E:NC:1:110 CATEGORY: Classification TARIFF NO.: 8536.69.8000 Ms. Virginia A. Smith Jasco Products Company 10 E. Memorial Road Oklahoma City, OK 73114 RE: The tariff classification of a flush mount dual wall jack plate from China. Dear Ms. Smith: In your letter dated July 30, 2009, you requested a tariff classification ruling. The merchandise under consideration is identified as item number 26541, the Flush Mount Duplex Wall Jack. From the information you provided, the Flush Mount Duplex Wall Jack is a plastic duplex flush-mount wall jack and faceplate combination with two integrated RJ-series sockets. This item provides a connection for 2 telecommunications devices, such as telephones, answering machines, modems, faxes, and/or caller ID into a single wall jack. The Flush Mount Duplex Wall Jack is designed for new or replacement installations into a standard single-gang electrical wall outlet box. In your ruling request you suggest classification in 8536.69.4050 as a modular wall jack connector. However, this device is a faceplate with integrated connectors rather than individual sockets added to a separate faceplate. The applicable subheading for item number 26541, the Flush Mount Duplex Wall Jack, will be 8536.69.8000, Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS), which provides for “Electrical apparatus for switching or protecting electrical circuits, or for making connections to or in electrical circuits (for example, switches, relays, fuses, surge suppressors, plugs, sockets, lamp-holders, junction boxes), for a voltage not exceeding 1,000 V: Lamp-holders, plugs and sockets: Other: Other.” The general rate of duty will be 2.7 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 Thomas Campanelli at (646) 733-3016. Sincerely, Robert B. Swierupski Director National Commodity Specialist Division
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