The tariff classification of a wireless flash drive and a wireless media drive from China

N264692 May 29, 2015 CLA-2-85:OT:RR:NC:N1:108 CATEGORY: Classification TARIFF NO.: 8523.51.0000 Mr. Matt Nakachi Junker & Nakachi, P.C. One Maritime Plaza Suite 825 San Francisco, CA 94111 RE: The tariff classification of a wireless flash drive and a wireless media drive from China Dear Mr. Nakachi: In your letter dated May 7, 2015, on behalf of the SanDisk Corporation, you requested a tariff classification ruling. Boxes without samples were provided and will be returned to your office. The merchandise under consideration is a wireless flash drive and a wireless media drive, which are flash memory devices. The wireless flash drive is available in storage capacities of 16 GB, 32 GB, and 64 GB; and the wireless media drive is available in 32 GB and 64 GB of storage. According to the information provided, the principal function of both these apparatuses is to perform as non-volatile storage devices. These semiconductor media memory devices, which wirelessly store video, photos, music, and data, are non-volatile storage devices that are designed to store electronic data using flash memory semiconductors. Each subject flash memory device, which is imported in a housing, contains one or more electronic integrated circuits and includes a connecting socket. Neither of these devices contains a processor. The applicable subheading for the subject wireless flash drive and the wireless media drive will be 8523.51.0000, Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS), which provides for Discs, tapes, solid-state non-volatile storage devices, "smart cards" and other media for the recording of sound or of other phenomena, whether or not recorded, including matrices and masters for the production of discs, but excluding products of Chapter 37: Semiconductor media: Solid-state non-volatile storage devices. The 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 Lisa Cariello at [email protected]. Sincerely, Gwenn Klein Kirschner Director National Commodity Specialist Division