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NY 851994


May 21, 1990

CLA-2-85:S:N:N1:105 851994

CATEGORY: CLASSIFICATION

TARIFF NO.: 8515.19.0000, 8543.80.9090

Mr. Richard O. Johnson
Hexacon Electric Company
P.O. Box 36, 161 W. Clay Ave.
Roselle Park, NJ 07204-1946

RE: The tariff classification of soldering equipment from England.

Dear Mr. Johnson:

In your letter dated April 24, 1990 you requested a tariff classification ruling.

The soldering equipment you plan to purchase from Planer Industrial is called hot gas and hot air soldering equipment, though neither air nor nitrogen, the gas usually employed, is inflammable. The air or nitrogen is the medium for transmission of the heat, which is generated by an electric resistance heater. The SR7 soldering equipment is employed in assembly and rework of surface-mounted electronic components.

You request the classification of Model SR7-100 Hot Gas System, Model SR7-010 Hand-held Module, and Model SR7-040 Hot Plate Module. Model SR7-100 includes a rework head, nozzle assembly, temperature controller, base plate and stem, as well as a video inspection system comprised of a microscope, camera and monitor. Initially, you will import the complete system. Subsequently, you will purchase the video inspection system domestically and import only the remainder. The SR7-010 is a hand-held or stem-positioned rework head, while the SR7-040 is a hot plate used to preheat substrates up to 200 degrees C., thereby maximizing thermal efficiency.

The applicable subheading for the SR7-100 and the SR7-010 will be 8515.19.0000, Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTS), which provides for other electric (including electrically heated gas) soldering machines. The rate of duty will be 2.5 percent ad valorem. This classification applies to the SR7-100 with or without the video inspection system.

If the SR7-040 is imported with the SR7-100 as an accessory and in equal quantity, it is classifiable with it as a functional unit under the classification shown above. Separately imported quantities are classifiable under subheading 8543.80.9090, which provides for other electrical machines and apparatus, having individual functions, not specified or included elsewhere in this chapter. The rate of duty will be 3.9 percent ad valorem.

This ruling is being issued under the provisions of Section 177 of the Customs Regulations (19 C.F.R. 177).

A copy of this ruling letter should be attached to the entry documents filed at the time this merchandise is imported. If the documents have been filed without a copy, this ruling should be brought to the attention of the Customs officer handling the transaction.

Sincerely,

Jean F. Maguire
Area Director

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