The tariff classification of a receptacle assembly from Taiwan.
Issued January 20, 2010 by U.S. Customs and Border Protection.
Tariff classification
HTS codes: 8536.69.4030
Headings: 8536
Product description
The merchandise under consideration is an electrical receptacle assembly, part number 06702021. It consists of a housing containing a two-prong electrical receptacle, with three 6-inch wire leads attached to the receptacle by poke-in or ring terminal. This receptacle assembly is rated for 125 volts (V) and 5 amps (A), and is designed for hardwire installation into a household bathfan housing so that the motor, lighting or heat fixture may be plugged into the receptacle. The assembly is designed to fit directly into a precut opening of the bathfan housing measuring approximately ½-inch by 1-inch, and is held in place by means of two spring-type metal clips attached to the receptacle. In your ruling request you suggest classification of the receptacle assembly in 8536.90.8085 Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS), as other electrical apparatus. However, this receptacle assembly is a rack and panel connector more specifically provided for in 8536.69.4030, HTSUS.
CBP rationale
The applicable subheading for the receptacle assembly, part number 06702021 will be 8536.69.4030, 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 or other connectors, junction boxes) for a voltage not exceeding 1,000 V…: Lamp-holders, plugs, and sockets: Other: Coaxial connectors; cylindrical multicontact connectors; rack and panel connectors…: Rack and panel connectors.
Full text
N090477 January 20, 2010 CLA-2-85:OT:RR:NC:1:110 CATEGORY: Classification TARIFF NO.: 8536.69.4030 Ms. Esther Corby Lasko Products 820 Lincoln Avenue West Chester, PA 19380 RE: The tariff classification of a receptacle assembly from Taiwan. Dear Ms. Corby: In your letter dated January 7, 2010, you requested a tariff classification ruling. The merchandise under consideration is an electrical receptacle assembly, part number 06702021. It consists of a housing containing a two-prong electrical receptacle, with three 6-inch wire leads attached to the receptacle by poke-in or ring terminal. This receptacle assembly is rated for 125 volts (V) and 5 amps (A), and is designed for hardwire installation into a household bathfan housing so that the motor, lighting or heat fixture may be plugged into the receptacle. The assembly is designed to fit directly into a precut opening of the bathfan housing measuring approximately ½-inch by 1-inch, and is held in place by means of two spring-type metal clips attached to the receptacle. In your ruling request you suggest classification of the receptacle assembly in 8536.90.8085 Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS), as other electrical apparatus. However, this receptacle assembly is a rack and panel connector more specifically provided for in 8536.69.4030, HTSUS. The applicable subheading for the receptacle assembly, part number 06702021 will be 8536.69.4030, 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 or other connectors, junction boxes) for a voltage not exceeding 1,000 V…: Lamp-holders, plugs, and sockets: Other: Coaxial connectors; cylindrical multicontact connectors; rack and panel connectors…: Rack and panel connectors.” The general rate of duty will be Free. 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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